Helen Hayes

September 16, 1921 - September 13, 2021

Helen Hayes, 99 years 11 months, & 28 days formerly of Tamaqua, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, while a guest at St. Luke's Miners Memorial in Coaldale, Pennsylvania. Born Friday, September 16, 1921 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, Helen would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday. She was predeceased by her husband, William B. Hayes, parents Metro and Mary (Zelinka) Trubilla, son Charles Hayes, sisters, Irene Trubilla, Anna Trubilla, Mary Sherpinsky; brothers, John, Charles, Michael, and Frank Trubilla; great granddaughter, Hailee Hayes. Helen was previously employed by the former Coaldale State Hospital in the laundry. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Lansford, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Tamaqua Senior Citizens. Helen enjoyed trips to the casino, and holidays spent with her family. Surviving are son, Leonard Hayes and his wife Donna of Bloomsburg; daughter, Marlene Bickleman and her husband, Joe of Tamaqua; six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, Many nieces and nephews also survive her. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550 A Parastas Service will be held on Friday September 17, 2021 from St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church 116 East Bertsch Street Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232. Rev. Vasyl Chepelsky to officiate. Friends may call on Friday morning September 17, 2021 at the funeral home from 9:00 A.M. until 10:15 A.m. at which time a Panachida Service will be held. Interment St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. Online condolences or a fond memory of Helen can be expressed by visiting www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com