Helen O'Connell, 73 of Shenandoah passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Ashland on January 19, 1950, she was the daughter of the late William Vincent and Elizabeth (Holt) O'Connell. Helen was a devout member and active volunteer for Saint Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Shenandoah. She was a former member of Divine Mercy Parish and the former Saint Stephen's Church, Shenandoah. She was a very religious and pious woman with a great faith. She was a secular Franciscan having belonged to the Holy Dormition Fraternity. Helen greeted everyone with a kind word and a smile. Helen was a former member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Annunciation, Shenandoah and formerly volunteered for DSI and the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society. Preceding her in death in addition to her parents was her brother, William D. O'Connell. Surviving are her fiancé, Charles Calise Jr. of Shenandoah; one brother, Robert O'Connell of Macon, Georgia; one sister, Dolores Leahy of the Philadelphia area; nieces, nephews, cousins, and many, many friends. Divine Liturgy with Office of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 10:00 am in St. Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, 114 South Chestnut Street, Shenandoah with Monsignor Myron Grabowsky, Pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown. A viewing will be held on Wednesday morning from 9:00 am until 10:00 am at the church. Expressions of sympathy can be made to St. Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, 114 South Chestnut Street, Shenandoah, PA 17976. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin Street, Shenandoah is in care of the arrangements. To offer a condolence to Helen's family, please sign the guestbook below. Viewing Wednesday, June 14, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Saint Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 114 South Chestnut Street Shenandoah, PA 17976 Divine Liturgy Wednesday, June 14, 2023 10:00 AM Saint Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 114 South Chestnut Street Shenandoah, PA 17976 Interment Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Sky-View Memorial Park 108 Lafayette Avenue Tamaqua, PA 18252