Helen (Ivonouskas) Crosby, 94, wife of the late Irving Crosby, of Hartford, passed away April 20, 2022 in Avery Heights. She was born in Hartford, daughter of Joseph and Nellie Ivonouskas. Prior to her retirement Helen was a transcriptionist at Orthopedic Associates of Hartford for over 30 years. Before that, she was a Buyer for G. Fox and Co. She loved playing Pinochle and polka dancing with her husband. Helen was a loving wife mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt.
She leaves her sons, Keith Crosby and his wife Eileen of Canton, Scott Crosby of New York, NY, her grandchildren, Jason Crosby and his wife Alana, and Kevin Crosby and his wife Rachel, Kaylee Orluk and her husband Nicholas. She will also be greatly missed by her great-grandchildren, Sophia ,Emma, Britney, Cody, Remmington and Gage and her brother Joseph Evans and his wife Barbara. Besides her husband, Helen was predeceased by her daughter Pam McGee, her brother Vytautas Evans and his wife Lorraine and sister Frances Juneau. The family would like to thank all the wonderful, caring staff at Avery Heights, The Burnham Memory care and Station 3, who cared for Mom over the many years she lived there. We truly appreciate all their Kindness and compassion.
Friends may call on Wednesday April 27, 2022 from 9:00 to 10:00 am at the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Road, Wethersfield. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Helen’s life will follow at 10:30 in Maria Reina de la Paz Parish (St. Lawrence O’Toole Church) 494 New Britain Avenue, Hartford. Burial will be in Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, 1 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield. To extend condolences, please visit Farleysullivan.com.