Helena Amelia Butler's Obituary
Passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2011 at the age of 81. Helena was born in New York in 1929 and was the only child of Bronislaw and Valerie Matusz. As a lifelong New Yorker, she decided to 'head west' in 2001 to reside closer to her daughter and granddaughters in the Tulsa area as the effects of Parkinson's Disease set in. She is survived by her daughter Valerie McGuirk, son-in-law Michael McGuirk, granddaughters Megan, Kelsey, Sarah Mc- Guirk, son Jeffrey and daughter- in-law Mary. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Stanley and son Michael. Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday evening, with funeral services 10 a.m. Thursday at Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel Broken Arrow; interment will be in The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne New York. In lieu of flowers friends may contribute to The Parkinson's Association, St. Jude's Children Hospital, or the Marines Toys for Tots program.
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