Helen A. (Graiko) Denningham

91, passed away on August 25th at her son’s home in Cranston. She was the wife of the late Richard J. Denningham, Sr. for 64 years. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Barlick) Graiko. She was a resident of Coventry for 29 years before moving to Port Charlotte, Florida in 1991.

Helen was employed as a Sales Assistant and Merchandiser for Sears at the R.I. Mall for over 20 years before retiring in 1991. She felt blessed to have been able to give over 45 years of her life being of service to others in need both in RI and Florida.

She was the mother of Richard J. Denningham, Jr. and his wife Susan of Cranston and Donna L. Richmond and her husband, the late Donald of Shingle Springs, CA. She was the grandmother of Louis Anthony (Jennifer) and Aimee LesCallett and Richard J. Denningham, III (Karyn) and the great-grandmother of four. She was the sister of Thaddeus Graiko of Pawtucket and Eugene and Richard Graiko of Lady Lakes, FL.

Her funeral will be held on Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. from the Nardolillo Funeral Home & Crematory, 1278 Park Avenue, Cranston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Drive, Cranston. Interment in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. VISITING HOURS are Tuesday 5 -7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy ( http://www.marian.org ) will be appreciated.