Mrs. Helen Theresa Abdoo

Mrs. Helen Theresa Abdoo, of Utica, passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, 2016, with her loving family by her side. Born in Utica on December 22, 1917, Helen was the daughter of the late Abraham and Zina Saba Abdoo. She was raised in Utica and attended local schools. On April 20, 1941 she married Louis Albert Abdoo at St. Louis Gonzaga Church in Utica. They shared 36 years of a blessed marriage until his passing in 1978. They were both wonderful parents and set an excellent example of hard-working, family first values for their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Helen had a strong religious faith and was a lifelong member of St. Louis Gonzaga Church of which her parents were founding members. She was active in and held offices with the following religious organizations: the Saint Moura’s Society, the Saint Mary’s Guild, the Saint Joseph Society, Legion of Mary, and the Altar Society. Helen was recognized for her dedication to the church and received the Masabki Medal. She was also recently celebrated and honored by the church community at her 98th birthday in December. Helen was the mother of six children and their families. Her daughter Anne (Abdoo) Kuenzli, and her son-in-law Ronald Campbell preceded her and she has joined them in heaven. She is survived by her daughter Gloria (Abdoo) Campbell, and Gloria’s children Ronald Campbell and Maria Mayoral and their daughter Maddison, Kathleen and Aaron Myers and their children Elizabeth, Nicholas, and Christopher, and Paul and Denise Campbell and their children Archer and Dexter; the Reverend Louis Albert Abdoo; Anita Abdoo and her children Michael and Gretchen Baumer and their children Anna, Molly, Sarah, and Katie, Erin and Gregg Zimmermann and their children Zoe and Dylan, and Bridget Baumer; Albert Abdoo; and Terry Abdoo King and her husband John and their children Kattoo and John; and her son-in-law Ronald Kuenzli. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, friends and her sister-in-law, Yolanda Abdoo. She was predeceased by her siblings and their spouses; Mary and Sam Lewis, Catherine and Dominick Hiffa, Joseph and Lucy Abdoo, Albert and Mamie Abdoo, Alice and Mike George, Louis and Helen Abdoo, John and Susan Abdoo, Amelia and Isaac Massoud, Muriel and Charles "Red" Maher, George and Ruth Abdoo, Mary Abdoo, Abraham Abdoo, and Jennie Abdoo. Visitation will be held at St. Louis Gonzaga Church, 520 Rutger Street on Friday, May 13 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The family will remain until all visitors have been seen. The Prayer of Incense will be offered in Helen’s memory. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Helen’s Mass of Christian Burial which will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at her home parish of St. Louis Gonzaga Church. The Mass will be celebrated by her son, the Reverend Louis A. Abdoo. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery alongside her loving husband. In lieu of floral offerings, memorial contributions may be made to the Consolata Missionaries in care of Reverend Louis A. Abdoo, 4268 Lime Street, Riverside, California 92501 or the Saint Mary’s Guild of St. Louis Gonzaga Church; envelopes will be available in the vestibule of the church.

Mrs. Helen Theresa Abdoo

December 22, 1917 - May 8, 2016