Helen M. Amadio

October 5, 1924 - March 30, 2021 Helen Amadio (née Linker) of Havertown, Pa. died peacefully in the care of her loving family on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. She was 96. She was the devoted wife of the late Lawrence (Larry) Amadio and cherished mother to 7 children; Diane and her husband Jack DiFiore, Lawrence Amadio, Christine and her husband Robb Long, Kathleen and her husband Jay Chegia and David Amadio and his wife Dana. Helen was predeceased by two children, twins, Karen and Kenneth. Helen grew up in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia with her parents William and Helen, and four brothers; George, William, Francis and Tommy. After high school, Helen worked as a comptometer operator for Bond Bread. She danced her way into the arms of her future husband at Wagner’s Ballroom in Olney. Helen and Larry married in 1949 and together ran a family business.Her greatest joy in life was spending time with family. Big Sunday family dinners were the norm and life events and celebrations always brought the entire extended family together at Helen and Larry’s with Helen as the hostess. In her later years, she was blessed with time to travel. She looked forward to her trips to the Jersey shore and the Pocono Mountains with her relatives and the St. Richard’s Seniors. She traveled to Europe and cruised the Caribbean. She never missed a Phillies game on television and still loved them when they lost. She was a serious pinochle player, bowled in the Thursday afternoon league at Wynnewood Lanes and never missed a Tuesday afternoon Bingo game at Surrey Senior Center in Havertown. But the true loves of her life were her 7 grandchildren; Cara Seker (DiFiore), Eric Falkenberg, Luke Falkenberg, Abby Long, Sara Long, Kali Falkenberg and David V. Amadio. She was predeceased by her grandson Andrew DiFiore. When she passed, she was only weeks away from meeting her first great-grandchild,Grace Naomi. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a family visitation on Friday May 21st at 10:00 am at St. Denis Church in Havertown. A mass of Christian burial will follow at 11:00 and interment will follow at St. Denis cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Helen’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.