Helen "Ma" (Baudile) Latronica

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, September 20th at 10am in St. Anthony of Padua Church for Helen Baudile Latronica who passed away Friday in Hospice House just shy of her 90th birthday. Helen was born in Youngstown on September 29, 1926 to her parents, Larry and Josephine Tisone Baudile. She was a homemaker and worked at Value King and various dry cleaners while raising her family. She enjoyed casinos, horseracing, and the Cleveland Indians, but most of all she enjoyed Sunday dinners with her family. Helen leaves two sons; Edward J. Latronica and Richard A. (Christine Cook) Latronica, a daughter; Linda (Michael) Collucci, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a sister; Betty (Patsy) DelBene. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; Edward W. Latronica whom she married July 15, 1950, died June 27, 1996, her brother; Dominic Baudile, and four of her sisters; Margaret Lattanzi, Jennie Bart, Virginia Terchila, and Nancy Ponzio. Family and friends will gather Monday from 5-8pm and on Tuesday from 9-9:45am in Schiavone Funeral Home. Donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley in Helen's memory.