Helen M. Lawrence 1928-2023

Helen was born March 16, 1928, in Salem, the daughter of Stefan Cosgarea and Elizabeth Wonner. She was a 1946 graduate of Salem High School.

In her younger years, Helen worked as a secretary for Hunter Manufacturing in Salem and at Salem Pottery. Once married, she became a full-time homemaker, raising her family.

She was a parishioner of Holy Spirit Parish.

Helen was a member of the Ladies’ Fireman Auxiliary of Pulaski Township. She was an accomplished bowler and won many awards and trophies during her many years of bowling.

Her husband, Peter Lawrence, whom she married Oct. 17, 1948, passed away Oct. 25, 2019.

Helen will be deeply missed by her children, Steven (Linda), Robert, Nancy and Amy; grandchildren, Stefan (Heather), Sarah (Jeff), Peter A., Elena and Nathaniel; and great-grandchildren, Letha, Iziaha, Rachel and Derek.

Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Betty Jean Tancer and Shirley Geffert.

The Lawrence family has entrusted their loved one to the care of the Wasko Funeral Home and will receive family and friends 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023, at St. Camillus Roman Catholic Church, 314 Engelwood Ave., New Castle, Pa., officiated by the Rev. Joseph McCaffrey.

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