BANGOR – Helen Wilhelmina Worsaa, 86, passed away peacefully, Oct. 14, 2004, at a Bangor hospital after a courageous battle with Alzheimers and congestive heart failure. She was born July 15, 1918, in Hartford, Conn., the daughter of Duncan and Katherine MacNiven. Helen was a resident of Connecticut for all but the last 10 months of her life, when she moved to Bangor to be cared for by her only child. She graduated from Hartford Public High School, Class of 1937, where she was affectionately known as “Billie”. While her primary occupation was as wife and mother, Helen also worked for Aetna Life Insurance in Hartford for a period of time and later in life she was employed with LaPointe Industries in Rockville, Conn. For many years she enjoyed painting and working with clay and was an accomplished seamstress. Helen loved flowers, especially roses, and used to grow some real beauties in her garden in Broad Brook, Conn. Helen is survived by her husband of 56 years, Elmore F. Worsaa of Ellsworth and Bangor; her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Sheila Worsaa of Bangor; her beloved granddaughters, Pamela (Mrs. Donny) Moss and children, Todd, Emma, Ireland and Donny III of Fort Irwin, Calif.; Valerie Lindsay and children Alexis and Darin of Orrington; brother-in-law and wife, Maurice and Ginger Worsaa of Palm Harbor, Fla.; sister-in-law and husband, Irene and Lenny Morello of Northport, Fla., several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Katherine MacNiven, and her sister, Jeanette Schumm. Helen’s last coherent sentence, on the night before her death, was “I wonder how Jeanette and Mother are doing?” During the last few days of her life, Helen and her immediate family benefited greatly from the skill, caring, and compassion of the staff at EMMC. The family wishes to thank them all for the kindness shown to us during such a difficult time. Arrangements have been provided by Cremation Basics. There will be no formal visitation or service. The family will be circulating a memory book at a future time. To honor Helen’s memory, the family asks that each person reading this do a kind deed for someone else.
HELEN W. WORSAA
