WESTFIELD – Helen “Dodie” Victoria (Koziol) Doake, 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning at Governors Center in Westfield. She was born in Westfield on May 11, 1939, the daughter of Helene & Adolph “AJ” Koziol.She is survived by her husband, Stevenson M. Doake; her daughter, Dodie Doake and her husband Paul White of Westfield; and two grandsons, Raymond S. & Alexander M. Flagg. Helen’s daughter, Diane predeceased her in 1975.
Helen was an avid bowler and enjoyed traveling to WIBC tournaments with teammates and friends. She belonged to the Western MA & CT chapters of the Model A and Model T antique car clubs, going on antique car runs with her husband. She also loved to do arts and crafts, watch her grandson Alex play youth football, and reminisce with her best friend since childhood , Jennifer Scanlon. She worked in the family business, Royal Service, for many years. She was a communicant of St Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church.
Calling hours will be Monday, July 8th from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Firtion Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, MA. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Shriners’ Hospitals for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104 or the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, 110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.
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