Helen B.        Arena

Helen B. (Pepe) Arena, 78, of The Homesteads, Newtown, died February 19 at the Danbury Hospital. She was the wife of Philip J. Arena, her husband of 59 years.

Mrs Arena was born in Buffalo, N.Y., March 31, 1926, a daughter of the late Gerardo and Anne Pepe. She was married in 1946 and was a resident of New Fairfield from 1964 until moving to Newtown in 2003.

She was a former member of St Edward’s Church in New Fairfield and loved to sew and garden.

Besides her husband, she will be missed by her family which includes a son, Richard J. Arena, and his wife, Julie, of New Fairfield; two brothers, Daniel and Angelo Pepe, and a sister, Louise Nasca all of Buffalo, N.Y.

Memorial contirubtions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 607 Main Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851.

A memorial gathering took place at the Hull Funeral Home, Danbury. Cremation will be at the convenience of the family.

The Newtown Bee        March 4, 2005