Helen Fazio (1928-2022)

Helen Jo Yancofsky Fazio, 93, of Hummelstown, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.

Born in Shenandoah on November 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica Yeckabosky Yancofsky.
Helen was a graduate 1946 graduate of J.W. Cooper High School. She worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in a variety of positions. She retired in 1985 from the Pennsylvania State Police as a Clerical Supervisor 2, and before that worked for the PSP as a Statistical Assistant. Helen also worked for the Governor’s Justice Commission where she edited the monthly Uniform Crime Reports, the Department of Health, and as co-owner of Fazio’s Sporting Goods.

After retirement, Helen worked part-time for the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, the Hershey Country Club as a hostess, and Country Meadows of Hershey as a supervisor in the Keller Dining Room.

Helen was an active member of St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic church, and a social member of the Hershey Italian Lodge.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, John J. Fazio, on June 2, 1978; five sisters, Antoinette Honushefsky, Bertha Evanowsky, Anna Yancofsky, Mary Woolley, and Theresa Drahos.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews.

A mass of Christian Burial for Helen will be held Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 11:00am in St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, 359 West Areba Ave, Hershey with The Rev. Fr. Alfred P. Sceski. A viewing will be held Wednesday in the church from 10:00am until 11:00am. Interment will be in the Hershey Cemetery.

Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 W. Main Street, Hummelstown, is handling the services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church Heart of the Parish Fund, 359 West Areba Ave, Hershey, PA 17033.