Helen H. Lasek of Newtown and formerly a long time resident of Hamilton Township, NJ, passed away on Saturday August 22, 2015 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was 96.

She was the beloved wife of 38 years to the late Walter A. Lasek, Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel.

Born in Trenton, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary Birisz Harhay.

Along with her husband, Helen owned and operated the Woodlawn Swim Club in Hamilton Township for almost 50 years, before relocating to Newtown to live with her daughter Ann. She was a dedicated member of the Newtown Senior Fellowship group and took pride in helping to provide her own hand-crocheted lap blankets to local seniors who were ill or shut-in.

More recently she had enjoyed playing bingo, cards, and the challenge of jig saw puzzles.

Of the utmost importance to Helen was time spent with her beloved family. She will be remembered and missed as a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her memory will be treasured by all who knew and loved her.

Helen is survived by her children, Louise Huttner and her husband, Bruce, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, Ann Cipriani and her husband, Pier, of Newtown, and Walter R. Lasek of Naples, FL. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren, Michael Cipriani (Kim), David Cipriani, Tricia Forsyth (Ernest), Walter Huttner (Jana), Janet Huttner, Walter Lasek, and Eric Lasek; and her five great-grandchildren, Brianna, Isabella and Ryan Cipriani and Andrew and Kaitlyn Forsyth.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by seven siblings.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd., Newtown, PA 18940. Her interment will follow in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Trenton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Helen’s name to the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, 1750 Quarry Rd., Yardley, PA 19067.