WESTFIELD – 
Helena J. (Kaminski) DeVito, 95 passed away peacefully at her home on January 14, 2019. She was born August 13, 1924, in Westfield, Massachusetts, the thirteenth and longest living child of Jacob and Josephine Kaminski. Helena’s life story is best told by her love of music and family. Helena was a member of St. Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church (Westfield) where she sang in the choir from childhood. As a talented young local performer in the late 1930’s and 1940’s, she participated in chorales, hosted a radio show and sang at local venues. While raising her family of six children, she participated in musical theater productions, the Springfield Symphony Choir and numerous community events. In her early 50’s, she completed her formal musical studies, with an Associate’s Degree in Music and joined the South Congregational Church Choir (Springfield, MA), where she sang for over 40 years. In her 70s, she also became a member of the West Springfield Blue Ribbon Singers. Helena was a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and affectionately known to countless others as Mom D. and Baci. She was the matriarch of large family gatherings, a welcome guest performer through her early 90s, and well known to hundreds for her love of baking, crocheted blankets and guest appearances singing “Blue Moon” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.
Helena was predeceased by her husband Guy J. DeVito (1977) and her granddaughter Sarah A. DeVito (2017). She is survived by her loving family including Guy and Donna DeVito of Shutesbury, MA, Carolee DeVito and William Zubkoff of Fairlee, VT, Joela and Thomas Whitesell of Potsdam, NY, Anthony and Elizabeth DeVito of Worthington, MA, Michael and Linda DeVito of Newington, CT, Andrea DeVito of Quechee, VT, grandchildren John DeVito and wife Mariel, Jessica Zubkoff, Joseph Zubkoff and wife Meagan, Melanie Zubkoff, Timothy Zubkoff, Nicholas Zubkoff, Samuel Whitesell, Jacob Whitesell, Francis Whitesell and wife Julie, Peter Whitesell, Daniel DeVito, Matthew DeVito, William DeVito, and great grandchildren Robert Castillo DeVito, Roie Castillo DeVito, Kylie Zubkoff, Emily Oquendo, Abigail Zubkoff, Pearl DeVito, and Louie DeVito.
Calling hours will be held at Firtion Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad St, Westfield, MA, Friday, January 25, 2019 from 4pm-7pm, with the memorial service beginning at 5:30pm. Burial will be private. Donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association, Connecticut/Western MA Office 2080 Silas Dean Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06667.
