Obituaries
October 13, 2022

Helen L. Cain Weeks – Forward Township

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Helen L. Cain Weeks, 86, of Forward Township, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Walden’s View of North Huntingdon. She was a baker at Pleasant Village Restaurant, a cafeteria worker at Westinghouse in Large, the main dietitian at St. Clare School in Clairton, and a member of the Forward Township Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary. Born April 26, 1936, in Forward Township, she was a daughter of the late Orion and Charlotta Goettel Cain and wife of the late William W. Weeks. She is survived by daughters, Kristine L. Weeks of Forward Township and Elva W. Bernard Metro of Monroeville; son, David W. (Jeanette) Weeks of West Elizabeth; grandchildren, Jayson, Ian, Nicole, Bernie, Beth, Brenda and Billy; great-granddaugher, Allison; and also, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by siblings, John Cain, Robert Cain, Barbara Pacak and Alyce Wasserman. Friends will be received at PAUL E. BEKAVAC FUNERAL HOME, 221 North Second Ave., Elizabeth, from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Floyd Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Round Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Township. Memorial contributions may be made to California University of PA Speech Department. Offer condolences at www.bekavacfuneralhome.com.

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