Helen (Nogas) Petruccione

January 18, 1929 - January 6, 2021

YORKVILLE – Helen (Nogas) Petruccione, 91, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Lutheran Home, Clinton, where she was a resident for the past year. Helen was born on January 18, 1929, in Yorkville, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Zofia (Czypryne) Nogas. She was educated in local schools graduating from Whitesboro High School in 1947. On April 30, 1982, Helen married Bruno A. Petruccione in Sacred Heart & St. Mary Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, a marriage of 33 years prior to his death on June 28, 2015. On June 1, 1972, Helen was appointed village clerk for the village of Yorkville, a position she held for over 35 years. She retired in 1991 from the Oneida County Purchasing Department as a senior buyer. Helen was a master gardener as well as a flower show judge and will be remembered for her beautiful flower gardens. She was the author of the Blooming News in the Pennysaver for many years. She is survived by her stepdaughter, Sandra Lorraine and her husband, James, Sauquoit; grandson, Jason Lorraine, New York Mills; grandson, Michael Lorraine, Palm Beach Garden, FL; granddaughter, Stephanie Green and her husband, David, Yorkville; great-grandchildren, Ella Lorraine and Luke and Wyatt Lorraine. Helen is also survived by many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews, especially acknowledging Terry Czerniak and John and Bertha Nogas. She was predeceased by her brothers, Stanley, Barney and Felix Nogas and sisters, Mary Witek and Mikie Zych. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. from Sacred Heart & St. Mary Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, New York Mills. Private interment will be in St. Stanislaus & Casimir Cemetery, Whitesboro. Helen’s family extends their gratitude to the staff of the Lutheran Home, especially the Willow Way Unit as well as Theresa for the care and compassion shown to Helen. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in Helen’s name may be made to Stevens-Swan Humane Society at www.stevens-swan.org. Envelopes will also be available at the Mass.