Apr 6, 2018

Helen “Nunnie” Mandarano, 83, of Dilliner, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 4, 2018. For the past four years, Helen fought courageously and with dignity to overcome a progressive disease.

She was born November 3, 1934, in Morgantown, W.Va., a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Pollock Pompura.

Helen was a caring, compassionate and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her devotion to helping others was unconditional, with her caring for her mother, Mary, brother Joe and father-in-law Dominick. She was always there to help her family and friends.

Helen graduated from St. Francis Catholic High School and carried over her strong faith to her children. She was a devoted member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Bobtown, and also attended St. Mary Catholic Church, Star City, W.Va., with her sisters. Helen was a member of First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association and a former member of Rosary Altar Society.

Helen and her husband, Bruno, were self-employed. They were owners of a Gulf station and a restaurant in Dilliner for several years.

Helen loved music and dancing with her husband. She was an avid bowler. Holiday celebrations with family were always special for her. She also loved traveling to visit her children/grandchildren and vacations to the beach.

Left to cherish Helen’s memory are her loving husband of 64 years, Bruno; daughter Pamela Preskitt and husband Scott; daughter Caterina Jobson and husband Christopher; and son Bruno II and wife Jonida.

Helen had five grandchildren, Justin Tanner, Samuel Jobson, Kiriana Jobson, Chiara Mandarano and Enzo Mandarano, who were the light of her life. She doted on each of them.

Helen had a loving sister, Beatrice Prutilpac and husband Charles Prutilpac; three sisters-in-law, Helen Pompura, Dee Pompura and Patty Mandarano; and many adored nieces and nephews.

Deceased are her parents, Joseph and Mary Pompura; four sisters, Margaret Slavensky, Rose Shepherd, Ann Walden and Julia Sidwell; and four brothers, Joseph, John, Andrew and Mike Pompura.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in McCulla Funeral Home, 770 Fairmont Road, Morgantown, with a vigil service at 7:30 p.m. to conclude the visitation. Visitation will continue from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of a Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday, April 10, in Peace Hall of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 3334B University Avenue, Morgantown, with Father John DiBacco as celebrant. Interment will follow in East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown.

Condolences may be extended to the family at www.mcculla.com.