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Helen M. Meyer
1925 - 2014 (88 years)-
Name Helen M. Meyer [1, 2] Birth 20 Apr 1925 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA 
Gender Female Death 24 Jan 2014 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Burial St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Person ID I3579 Branches and Roots Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
Family Laverne Anthony Breindel, b. 16 Jun 1924, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Jun 2016, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 91 years) Marriage 17 Aug 1946 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA [2] - St. Marys Catholic Church
Children > 1. Carolyn Sue Breindel [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 2. Timothy J Breindel [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 3. Mary Beth Breindel [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 4. Thomas L. Breindel [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F268 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
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Daily Press, The (St. Marys, PA) - January 27, 2014
Deceased Name: Helen M. Breindel
Helen M. Breindel , 88, of Silver Creek Terrace, and formerly of Maine and Florida, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after a brief illness.
She was born April 20, 1925, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Urban and Caroline Weinzierl Meyer.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1943.
On Aug. 17, 1946, in the St. Mary's Church, she married LaVern A. Breindel , and he survives.
She was a member of the Queen of the World Church, was a Girl Scout leader for many years in St. Marys, was a member of the church choir in Maine, loved traveling, hiking, camping, square dancing, and loved being with her children and grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Sue Wheeler and her husband Sherwood of Haddon-field, N.J. and Mary Beth Schaut and her husband Donald of St. Marys; two sons, Thomas L. Breindel and his wife Debra of Dedham, Maine and Timothy J. Breindel and his wife Ellen of Holden, Maine; eight grandchildren, Angela Bennett, Kelly Salyards, Robert Schaut, Dr. David Wheeler, Anne Marie Clemens, Jody Butilier, Jill Breindel , and J.T. Breindel ; three greatgrandchildren; and by a sister, Patricia Schmidt and her husband Wolfgang of Bolder, Colo.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Josepha Meyer OSB; and a brother, Paul Meyer in infancy. Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial for Helen M. Breindel to be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 12 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Allen, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials, if desired, can be made to the Elk County Catholic School System, 600 Maurus St., St. Marys, Pa. 15857, or to the Silver Creek Terrace, 791 Johnsonburg Rd., St. Marys, Pa. 15857.
The Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
Daily Press, The (St. Marys, PA)
Date: January 27, 2014
Edition: 1-27-14.indd
Page: 5
Record Number: 12ce9adba14803329e775cc0854bc157
Copyright 2014, The Daily Press, All Rights Reserved.
Daily Press, The (St. Marys, PA) - January 27, 2014
Deceased Name: Helen M. Breindel
Helen M. Breindel , 88, of Silver Creek Terrace, and formerly of Maine and Florida, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after a brief illness.
She was born April 20, 1925, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Urban and Caroline Weinzierl Meyer.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1943.
On Aug. 17, 1946, in the St. Mary's Church, she married LaVern A. Breindel , and he survives.
She was a member of the Queen of the World Church, was a Girl Scout leader for many years in St. Marys, was a member of the church choir in Maine, loved traveling, hiking, camping, square dancing, and loved being with her children and grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Sue Wheeler and her husband Sherwood of Haddon-field, N.J. and Mary Beth Schaut and her husband Donald of St. Marys; two sons, Thomas L. Breindel and his wife Debra of Dedham, Maine and Timothy J. Breindel and his wife Ellen of Holden, Maine; eight grandchildren, Angela Bennett, Kelly Salyards, Robert Schaut, Dr. David Wheeler, Anne Marie Clemens, Jody Butilier, Jill Breindel , and J.T. Breindel ; three greatgrandchildren; and by a sister, Patricia Schmidt and her husband Wolfgang of Bolder, Colo.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Josepha Meyer OSB; and a brother, Paul Meyer in infancy. Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial for Helen M. Breindel to be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 12 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Allen, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials, if desired, can be made to the Elk County Catholic School System, 600 Maurus St., St. Marys, Pa. 15857, or to the Silver Creek Terrace, 791 Johnsonburg Rd., St. Marys, Pa. 15857.
The Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
Daily Press, The (St. Marys, PA)
Date: January 27, 2014
Edition: 1-27-14.indd
Page: 5
Record Number: 12ce9adba14803329e775cc0854bc157
Copyright 2014, The Daily Press, All Rights Reserved.
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Sources - [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), Breindel, Frederick C.
REINDEL - Frederick C. "Porky" of Blasdell, NY July 29, 2012; beloved husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty" (Greenthaner) Breindel; loving father of Robert (Anne), Frederick Jr. (Carolyn), Ronald (Mary Colleen), Daniel (Lisasa), David (Janet), James (Elizabeth), John (Debra) and Constance E. Breindel; son of the late William and Clara (Lenze) Breindel; brother of LaVern "Butch" (Helen) Breindel and Dorothy (Ludy) Bon and the late William (late Emma), Clarra "Sis" (late Regis) Schatz, Leo "Boots" (late Marie) and Margaret Breindel; also survived by 24 grandchildren, one great-grandson and many other family and friends. Family will be present to receive friends Tuesday 2-8 PM at the (Blasdell/Lackawanna Chapel) John J. Kaczor Funeral Home, Inc., 3450 South Park Ave., where prayers will be said Wednesday at 8:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church at 9:30 AM. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Breindel was a WW II Army Veteran, past commander at American Legion Post #60, a member of the K of C Hamburg Council #2220, and Ford Stamping Plant retiree. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Roswell Park or the American Heart Association. Share online condolences at www.kaczorfunerals.com
Buffalo News: 31JUL2012. - [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Breindel, LaVern. 04JUN2016.
LaVern A. Breindel, 91, a resident of Silver Creek Terrace and formerly of Maine and Florida, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after an illness of the past two months.
He was born June 16, 1924, in St. Marys, son of the late William and Clara Lenze Breindel.
He was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1943, and a graduate of Valparaiso Technical Institute in Indiana. He had worked for Sylvania in Emporium and in Bangor, Maine.
On Aug. 17, 1946, in the St. Mary's Church, he married Helen M. Meyer and she preceded him in death on Jan. 24, 2014.
LaVern was a member of Queen of the World Church, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War having served in the United States Navy, was an Eagle Scout in Troop 97, and enjoyed square dancing, hiking, and woodworking.
He is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Sue Wheeler and her husband, Sherwood, of Haddonfield, N.J. and Mary Beth Schaut and her husband, Donald, of St. Marys; two sons, Thomas L. Breindel and his wife, Debra, of Dedham, Maine and Timothy J. BrBreindel and his wife, Ellen, of Holden, Maine; eight grandchildren, Angela Bennett, Kelly Salyards, Robert Schaut, Dr. David Wheeler, Anne Marie Clemens, Jody Butilier, Jill Breindel, and J.T. Breindel; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Bon of St. Marys; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Schmidt, and her husband, Wolfgang, of Colorado.
Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Clara Schatz and Margaret Breindel; and by three brothers, Frederick, William, and Leo Breindel.
A Mass of Christian Burial for LaVern A. Breindel will be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Tuesday, June 7 at noon with the Rev. Richard Allen, pastor, officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by the St. Marys Servicemen's Burial Detail. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Visitation will be held in the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Tuesday morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Elk County Catholic School System, 600 Maurus St., St. Marys, Pa. 15857; or to the Silver Creek Terrace, 791 Johnsonburg Rd., St. Marys, Pa. 15857.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
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Published in The Daily Press on June 4, 2016
HFA: 04JUN2016
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/smdailypress/name/lavern-breindel-obituary?id=16846533
- [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), Breindel, Frederick C.