Of Santa Cruz, Calif. (formerly of Bayonne);on Friday, December 19, 2008; beloved wife of the late Mr. Edmund Helminski; devoted mother of Gary and Edmund Helminski; mother-in-law of Camille; cherished grandmother of Matthew, Shams and Cara; great-grandmother of Liam. Funeral arrangements were by the WALTER J. JOHNSON Funeral Home, Clark. Interment, St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia.