Helena W. Tetreault

Helena W. (Webber) Tetreault, age 96, died in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts on February 16, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Thaddeus and Rose (McGowan) Webber. She graduated from Murdock High School in Winchendon with the class of 1936 and continued her education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating with the class of 1940, with her B.A. in English. She has been a resident of Walpole since 1953, where she was an active member of Blessed Scarament Church for over 60 years.

As a young college graduate, Helena found a job as a teacher. She was employed by the Public School System in Williamsburg, MA and later in New London, CT. After marrying her husband, Tait, in 1949, she left her career to raise and care for her family. After her children got older, she worked for the Walpole Public School System as a one to one aide, assisting hearing impaired students for many years.

Helena had a talent for sewing. She had a small business that she ran out of her home on Lewis Avenue making wedding dresses, alterations, as well as doing some upholstry work, all to help her children go to college. She was known for her baking and as a lifelong learner, she was an avid reader. In her spare time she loved to knit and travel. One of her most memorable trips was to Ireland for her 75th birthday. In addition, Helena, along side her husband Tait, traveled across the United States, Canada, and into Alaska with their pride and joy, Dawn Marie. Family was most important to her, she loved to spend time with all of her family, and especially enjoyed the summer camping trips to New Hampshire.

Beloved wife of Elwin "Tait" Tetreault. Loving mother of Denise Tetreault of Walpole, Dianne Goodrich and her husband Gregg of Gorham, Maine, Doreen Chevalier and her husband Rene of Mansfield, Deb Richall and her husband Kevin of Walpole, Dennis Tetreault and his wife Kathy of Walpole, and Dawn Marie Tetreault of Walpole. Cherished grandmother of Kelly Richall, Grant, Derek, and Nathan Goodrich, and Jacqui and Riley Tetreault. Sister of Terry Mulcahy of FL, Jane Webber of Winchendon, Agnes Thompson of CT, William Webber of Ashburnham, the late Bud Webber, the late John Webber, the late Mary Colgan, and the late Kathleen Gagnon.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Helena's Life Celebration on Sunday, July 13, 2014 from 2-5 PM and Monday, July 14, 2014 from 9-9:30 AM in the James H. Delaney & Son Funeral Home, 48 Common Street, Walpole. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Blessed Sacrament Church, 10 Diamond Street, Walpole on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow in Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The Arc of South Norfolk, 789 Clappboardtree Street, Westwood, MA 02090, www.arcsouthnorfolk.org.