HELEN ROSE (KOWALSKY) DUKES 82 OF TORONTO, OHIO BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND BUBBA WENT TO BE WITH HER LORD ON SUNDAY MORNING OCT. 26, 2003 IN THE GABLE CARE CENTER IN HOPEDALE. HELEN WAS BORN DEC. 20, 1920 IN TORONTO; DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JOSEPH AND ALEXANDRIA MELOWICKI KOWALSKY. HELEN WAS A HOMEMAKER, A MEMBER OF ST. FRANCIS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN TORONTO, WAS AN AVID BOWLER AND LOVED TO BAKE. HELEN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY; HER HUSBAND, LOUIS "SMOKEY "DUKES SR., WHO PASS AWAY IN 1987, FIVE SISTERS; ANNA KOPICKI, FRANCIS CARNAHAN, ALICE BIELAK, MARY AND HUSHA KOWALSKY. FOUR BROTHERS; ALEX, STANLEY, "PAL", AND JOSEPH KOWALSKY. SURVIVING ARE; FIVE DAUGHTERS; BARBARA (JOHN) KNIGHT OF EMPIRE, HELEN MARTIN OF STEUBENVILLE, DELORES (PAUL ) BARONE OF WEIRTON, MARY (MIKAEL) JENSEN OF COLUMBUS, AND ANNE (EDWARD) PERUN OF TORONTO. ONE SON; LOUIS DUKES, JR. OF TORONTO. 9 GRANDCHILDREN AND 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CAREGIVERS, VALLEY HOSPICE, AND GABLE CARE CENTER, FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL CARE AND CONCERN THAT WAS GIVEN TO THEIR MOTHER. FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY CALL TUESDAY EVENING 6- 9 PM. AT THE J.E.FOSTER FUNERAL HOME, INC. 701 FINDLEY ST. TORONTO; WHERE A BLESSING SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 9: 30 AM., FOLLOWED BY FUNERAL LITURGY WITH MASS AT 10:00 AM. AT ST. FRANCIS CHURCH. MSGR. KURT KEMO WILL BE THE CELEBRANT AND BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN TORONTO UNION CEMETERY. VIGIL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY EVENING AT 8:00 PM. AT THE FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO: ST. FRANCIS CENTRAL SCHOOL LORETTA AVE. TORONTO, OHIO 43964 OR TO VALLEY HOSPICE 380 SUMMIT AVE. STEUBENVILLE, OHIO 43952.CONDOLENCES ONLINE TO THE FAMILY AT www.jefosterfh.com (740-537-3900 - 1-800-557-4318 ) THE FAMILY'S ADDRESS IS: THE DUKES FAMILY C/O 810 BANFIELD AVE. TORONTO,OHIO 43964 DAUGHTERS BARBARA PHONE NUMBER IS 740-537-1426 .

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