Mrs. Jelena "Helen" Opsenica

February 19, 1929 - December 10, 2017

Jelena "Helen" Opsenica, age 88, passed away Dec. 10, 2017. Beloved wife of Djuro (George); Loving mother of Ljiljana (Stevo) Petkovic, Milka (Michael) Conley, and the late Marija; Dear grandmother of Bobby (Tina), Dawn Borden, Jelena (Manuel) Ley Petkovic, Djuro (Jenny) Petkovic, Sean Conley, and Nikolas Conley. Fond great-grandmother of 7 and great-great-grandmother of 2. Devoted aunt of Ivana (The Late Tom) Fennewald, Jovan (Beverly) Novicic, Joyce (The Late Peter) Boricic, Danko (Nena), Snezana (Alex) Lizowsky, and MaryAnn (The Late Mirko) Cikara. Cherished Kuma and friend to many. Long time employee of the Midwest Clearing Corp. until retirement in 1991. Visitation Friday, December 15, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Muzyka & Son Funeral Home, 5776 W. Lawrence Ave. Chicago, with Pomen (Wake Service) at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Old Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church, 3062 West Palmer Square, Chicago. Interment New Gracanica Serbian Orthodox Cemetery.