Helen T. Gajeski of Laurel died on May 21 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 88.
Mrs. Gajeski was born in Southampton on July 13, 1927, to William and Olga (Kazel) Dull, and later married Felix Gajeski. They were married for 56 years before he died in 2006.
In Laurel, she helped her husband run the farm, and family members said she could clean shallots faster than anyone.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of Ostrabrama Roman Catholic Church in Cutchogue, where she faithfully attended the 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening mass and was described as a very prayerful woman.
She also enjoyed cooking, and she was known for her pierogis and turkey stuffing. She was a devoted to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, survivors said.
Mrs. Gajeski is survived by two sons, Felix “Babe” Gajeski Jr. and wife Gwen of Northville, and Bill of Laurel; three grandsons, Brian and wife Deborah, Gary and wife Sarah, and Keith and wife Kerri; and six great-grandchildren, Autumn, Brooke, Emberly, Abigail, Allanah and Gavin.
A funeral Mass was held on May 24 at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church. Father Mariusz Gorazd officiated. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, New York 11978.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.
on May 26, 2016