Helen Mary Thomas

1939 - 2010  (70 years)

• Name	Helen Mary Thomas  [1]
  Birth	11 May 1939	Dover-Foxcroft, Penobscot, Maine   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Jan 2010	San Dimas, Los Angeles, California   [1]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I375604	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John B. Thomas,   b. 30 Apr 1904, New Jersey d. 11 Nov 1991 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Helen Elizabeth Dow,   b. 14 Mar 1914, Dover-Foxcroft, Penobscot, Maine d. 23 Oct 2015, Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1938	Maine   [2]
  Family ID	F234767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin Stanley Derengowski,   b. 3 Nov 1926   d. 25 Feb 2011, ..., Los Angeles, California (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1976	..., Los Angeles, California   [3]
  Family ID	F234770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Find-a-Grave WALNUT, Calif. — Mrs. Helen Mary G. (Thomas) Derengowski, formerly of Watertown, Conn., passed away on Jan. 7, 2010, at the age of 70 with her loving husband, Edwin, at her side at San Dimas Community Hospital in California after a long battle with a brain tumor. Helen Mary was born May 11, 1939, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, daughter of Helen (Dow) Thomas and the late John B. Thomas. She was raised in Watertown, Conn., and graduated from Watertown High School in 1957. Helen Mary moved to California in 1968 where she worked at Snugl Wheel Weight Co., Morgan & Sampson, Shepherd Machinery. She was the administrative assistant to the general manager at Earl Insurance and was working at LPL Industries when she became ill. Helen Mary is loved and will be deeply missed by her husband and devoted caretaker, Edwin. She is survived by her mother, Helen D. Thomas of Naugatuck, Conn.; sisters, Elizabeth Blanner of Agawam, Mass., and Evelyn Nelson of Waterbury, Conn.; her brother, John C. Thomas of Naugatuck, Conn.; 13 nieces and nephews, and 16 great nieces and great nephews. Besides her father, she was predeceased by her sister, Marcia Gray of Thomaston, Conn. Helen Mary enjoyed life to its fullest and was a talented artist and musician. She also loved gardening, sewing, knitting and crocheting.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68765] Cemetery index, Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, (Find-a-Grave). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name Helen E Dow Gender Female Residence Dover-Foxcroft, ME Spouse's Name John B Thomas Spouse's Gender Male Spouse's Residence Dover-Foxcroft, ME Marriage Date 16 Sep 1938 Marriage Place Maine, USA (Reliability: 3). [S53635] Marriage index, California, (Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index), Name Helenmar G Thomas Gender Female Birth Year abt 1940 Age 36 Marriage Date 27 Jan 1976 Marriage Place Los Angeles, California, USA Spouse Name Edwin S Derengowski Spouse Age 49 (Reliability: 3).