Helena D. (Drazkiewicz) Hovan

Helena (Drazkiewicz) Hovan, of Manchester and formerly of Colchester, passed away peacefully on the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady (Monday, Aug. 15, 2016) at Manchester Memorial Hospital at the age of 73.  Born Dec. 29, 1942 in New London, she was the beloved daughter of Stanley and Jane (Jurach) Drazkiewicz, late of Colchester.  She attended Central Connecticut State University and was employed at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, where she met her beloved husband, Edward Hovan, Sr.  Helene was a lovely woman with a generous heart who loved spending time at the lake with her family.  She enjoyed sewing for her family and friends, cooking, gardening, and watching the Red Sox games, bird watching and hiking.  She will be forever remembered and missed dearly by both her friends and family.  In addition to her loving husband of 51 years, she is survived by her three children, Edward Hovan, Jr. of Bolton, CT, Lisa Grabowski of West Brookfield, MA and Kurt Hovan of Belvedere, CA; six grandchildren; her brother, Stanley Drazkiewicz, Jr. of Key West, FL; and numerous extended family and friends.  She was predeceased by a brother, Thaddeus "Tad" Drazkiewicz in 1953.  The family will receive guests from 5 – 7 PM Thursday (Aug. 18th) at the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home, 167 Old Hartford Road, Colchester.  The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated 10:30 AM Friday (Aug. 19th) directly at St. Andrew Church, 128 Norwich Ave., Colchester.  Burial will follow in the Drazkiewicz family plot in the New St. Andrew Cemetery, Colchester.