Helen Nemchik Moylan, 89, of Amarillo died Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church with Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen, bishop emeritus, as celebrant. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East.
Helen was born Oct. 16, 1918, in Superior, Pa., to Michael and Mary Nemchik, the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Trenton, N.J., in 1936. She married John Moylan on Aug. 2, 1942, in St. Mary's of the Assumption Church in Trenton. She moved to Amarillo and raised five children. In 1969, having raised her family, she went to work for the city of Amarillo, where she managed the coffee shop. She retired from the Bi-City County Health Department in 1983.
During her retirement years, she enjoyed traveling with her daughters. The highlight of her travels was a trip to Eastern Europe in 1995, during which she visited Slovakia, the homeland of her parents. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and loved to work in her yard. She loved to shop and go out to lunch with her daughters, and she was very proud of her grandson, Stephen, and his many accomplishments.
She was granted length of days and was loved by family and friends. She will be greatly missed.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Moylan and Michelle Quinto and husband Al, all of Amarillo; three sons, Patrick Moylan and his son, Stephen, of Philadelphia, and John Moylan and Edward Moylan and wife Robin, all of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Melissa; and a brother-in-law, Edward Moylan of Ithaca, N.Y.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 1507 N. Adams St., Amarillo, TX 79105; or Olivia's Angels, BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.
The family will be at 3800 Westlawn Ave.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 16, 2008