Helen C. Tencza
November 11, 1918 - November 23, 2013
East Greenbush-Helen C. Tencza, 95, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center. Born in Utica, she was the daughter of the late Constantine and Maria Gajda Sabik. She lived in the Capital Region most of her life. Helen worked for Savage Arms, Billard Ball Company, and in food service. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church, Clinton Heights. Helen was a member of the East Greenbush Community Senior Citizens Center, the Polish Community Center, the Polish American Community Center, and the American Legion Joseph E. Zaloga Post 1520. She was the wife of the late Walter K. Tencza; mother of Donald R. Tencza of East Greenbush, Phyllis S. Carey of Fairhaven, MA, and the late Walter S. Tencza Jr.; grandmother of Jeffrey Carey of Swansea, MA and Christopher Carey of Apopka, FL; great grandmother of Ava Carey of Swansea, MA.; sister of the late Edward, Joseph, John, Walter, and Stanley Sabik Funeral services Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 8:45 am from Lasak & Gigliotti Funeral Home, now located at 208 North Allen Street, Albany thence to St. Mary’s Church, Clinton Heights at 9:30 am where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Monday, November 25, 2013 5:00 to 8:00 pm in the funeral home. Interment St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. To leave the family a message on their guest book, obtain directions or view other helpful services, please visit www.LGFuneralHome.com
East Greenbush-Helen C. Tencza, 95, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center. Born in Utica, she was the daughter of the late Constantine and Maria Gajda Sabik. She lived in the Capital Region most... View Obituary & Service Information