Helen Benko, 93, of Penn Avenue, Lyndora, died at 8:20 p.m. Friday at her home.

Born Sept. 13, 1915, in Lyndora, she was the daughter of the late Michael Benko and the late Anna Kocan Benko.

Helen Benko was a member of St. John Byzantine Church. She was a floor manager for the G.C. Murphy Co.

Helen Benko is survived by two sisters, Margaret Benko of Lyndora and Mrs. John (Dolores) Prokopchak of Washington, D.C.; two nephews, David Prokopchak and Gregory Prokopchak; and a grand-niece, Nicole Prokopchak.

The family would like to especially thank her caretakers, Martha Sapar, Tammy Carbin and Sharon Allen, and also her caring neighbors, Peter and Doris Hrip.

Helen Benko was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

<B>BENKO</B> — Friends of Helen Benko, who died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. A blessing service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Abbot Leo R. Schlosser of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church officiating. Entombment will follow at the Chapel of Devotion Mausoleum at Butler County Memorial Park.Parastas services will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.Information and private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.