WESTFIELD – Helen (Skroczky) Gallo, 90, died Monday, March 31, 2014 in a local nursing home. She was born in Westfield on August 19, 1923 to the late John and Vincenta Skroczky.She was a lifelong resident of Westfield where she attended local schools and was a 1941 graduate of Westfield High School. Helen worked at Rural Gas for many years and then worked at Valley Bank where she retired after 23 years. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph’s National Catholic Church and was the treasurer of the Sunday School, The M.K. Club, and the Parish Committee. She was also an ANS member at the church.
She was predeceased by her husband, Louis P. Gallo in 1977. Helen leaves her children, Angelo Gallo of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and her daughter-in-law Susan of Easthampton, Thomas Gallo and his wife Linda of Westfield and Kathleen Taylor and her husband Trent of Westfield, 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 2nd at 9:00 a.m. from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield followed by a service in St. Joseph’s National Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday at the funeral home from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Donations in memory of Helen may be made to St. Joseph’s National Catholic Church, 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085.
