Helen Kosiorek, 56, of Dahlonega, died Saturday, April 11, 2009.

Helen was born in Poland, Jan. 1, 1953. She was a member of St. Luke's Catholic Church in Lumpkin County.

She was employed at Gainesville Mechanical and also at Kroger in Dawsonville.

She was the daughter of the late Stanly and Anna Polomka Kosiorek.

Survivors include her sisters, Stasia Wisniewski of Southington, Conn., Krys Jacobsen, Diane Reynolds, both of Gainesville, Teri Caudiolo of Dawsonville; brothers, Stanley Kosiorek of Southington, Conn., Kas Kosiorek of Deer Park, Wash., John Kosiorek of San Jose, Costa Rica; various other relatives also survive.

A funeral mass was held at 10:30 a.m. April 15 at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Dahlonega with Father Robert Frederick officiating.

Interment followed in the Antioch Cemetery in Lumpkin County.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega was in charge of the arrangements.