Helena J. Lange
Retired Chelsea School Vision Tester
Relatives and friends attended Graveside services for Helena J. (Sokolewska) Lange on Tuesday, September 24 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.
At 90 years of age, Helena passed away on Tuesday, September 17th at the Kaplan Family Center for Living in Chelsea where she had been receiving supportive care for the last several years. She was born and raised in Chelsea and attended local schools.
She was a beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Stopchuk) Sokolewski. A lifelong resident of Chelsea, Helena was married to Marvin Lange and raised her daughter and sons from home. She worked for the Chelsea School Dept. as a school vision tester for many years before taking her retirement.
In her lifetime, Helena passionately devoted herself to home and family assuming the role of grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She was predeceased by her husband, Marvin L. Lange in 1996 and earlier by her daughter, Lydia DeBellis and sons, Marvin Lange and William P. Lange. Helena is lovingly survived by her cherished grandchildren: Elena Thornton and Philip DeBellis; her adoring great grandchildren: Jovan Thornton, Frankie DeBellis, Brent Barrett and Grace Neary and by one treasured great-great granddaughter, Elise Thornton.
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Elaine Sevinor
Of Florida, formerly of Chelsea
Elaine (Freedman) Sevinor of Boynton Beach, FL, entered into rest on Sunday, September 15 at the age of 97. The beloved wife of the late Philip Sevinor, she was the devoted mother of Ralph W. Sevinor and his wife, Stacey and Marlene G. Sevinor and the cherished grandmother of Stella Sevinor. Elaine grew up in Chelsea, graduated from the Catherine Gibbs Business School, and raised her family in Marblehead. She was a dedicated member of Hadassah. Elaine loved spending time with her family and friends. A funeral service for Elaine was held on Wednesday, September 25 at 12 noon at Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, 10 Vinnin Street, Salem with interment at Congregation Shirat Hayam Cemetery, (Temple Israel Section), 506 Lowell Street, Peabody. Memorial Observance will be held at Elaine’s home, 48 Sevinor Road, Marblehead today, Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice. For more information or to register in the online guestbook, please visit www.stanetskyhymansonsalem.com.