Helen Yakabovicz

Thursday, June 15, 2000 Page: 5A

Helen Yakabovicz

June 14, 2000
Helen Yakabovicz, of Slocum Street, Swoyersville, died Wednesday at the
Hospice VNA at the Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre.



Born in Swoyersville, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth
(Chismar) Chergosky. She was a member of Holy Name/St. Mary’s Church,
Swoyersville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter; brothers, John Chergosky
and Michael Cheremsak; and sisters, Anna and Mary Cheremsak.

Surviving are her daughter, Theresa Sabol, Hanover Township; sons, Joseph,
Wilkes-Barre; and Walter, Swoyersville; eight grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren; sisters, Irene Samuels, Trucksville; and Elizabeth Yonik,
Swoyersville; brothers, Nicholas Cheremsak, Manville, N.J.; and Andrew
Cheremsak, Swoyersville; and several nieces and nephews.



The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday from the Lehman-Gregory Funeral
Home, Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville, with a Mass of Christian Burial at

Swoyersville. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. There will
be a Christian wake service on Friday.



(FOR THE RECORD, ran 6/16/2000: THE OBITUARY for Helen Yakabovicz on Thursday
should have read that her brothers, John Cheremsak and Michael Chergosky,
preceded her in death. We apologize for the error.)