Helen Demeretz Carozza, 82, of Fombell died Saturday at the Ellwood City Hospital.

Born Sept. 11, 1923, in Zelie-nople, she was the daughter of Paul and Mary Sovejarto Demeretz.

Mrs. Carozza was a member of St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church in Zelienople, where she belonged to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Group.

She enjoyed doing yardwork, gardening, playing bingo and spending time with her family.

She is survived by a daughter, Marlene Yeager and her husband, Greg, of Fombell; a son, Paul Carozza and his wife, Susan, of Ellwood City; three sisters, Mrs. Hayden (Margaret) Rice of Fombell and Mrs. Gasper (Veronica) Mathe and Mrs. Ralph (RoseMary) Dambaugh, all of Zelienople.

Also surviving are four grandchildren, Chad and Ryan Yeager and Cameron and Megan Carozza; and a great grandson, Brayden Leheny.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent Carozza, who died Feb. 21, 1993; a daughter, Gloria Carozza, who died Sept. 2, 2002; two sisters, Ann Kuhn and Mary Demeretz; and three brothers, Joseph, John and Stephen Demeretz.

<B>CAROZZA </B>— Friends of Helen Demeretz Carozza, who died Saturday, July 15, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gregory Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Miller, her church pastor, officiating. Entombment will be in the Zelienople Community Mausoleum.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. GregoryRoman Catholic Church Building Fund, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople, PA 16063.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.