Helen A. Grence, age 92, of Butler, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Jefferson Township on May 26, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Marie F. Gillespie Kriley.

She was a homemaker.

She was a member of Saint Fidelis Roman Catholic Church.

Helen is survived by one son, Leonard A. Grence, of Butler; two brothers, Reverend Victor Kriley, O.F.M. Cap., of Saxonburg, and John A. Kriley, of Butler; five sisters, Aline Goodrich and her husband, Paul, of Florida, Mary Carbin and her husband, Victor, of Saxonburg, Pearl Kocher, of Butler, Sister Frances Marie Kriley, C.D.P., of Pittsburgh, and Rita Snyder and her husband, Duke, of Cabot; three sisters-in-law, Laura Jean Kriley, of Cabot, Patricia Kriley, of Butler, and Carol Grence, of Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Grence, who passed away February 10, 2001. The couple married July 16, 1966.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Floyd Kriley, Leonard Kriley and Adrian Kriley; one sister, Eva Mae Kriley; two sisters-in-law, Nancy Kriley and Kay Baranowski; and four brothers-in-law, Frank Kocher, John Pavlek, James Grence and Leonard Baranowski.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Sunday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 11:30 a.m. from Saint Fidelis Roman Catholic Church, 125 Buttercup Road, Meridian, with Father Kevin Fazio officiating.

Burial will take place in Saint Michael's Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 146 North Monroe Street, Butler, PA 16001.