Helen Marie Rodriguez (75), born on Sept. 4, 1939 in Cadomin, Alberta, Canada, passed peacefully in Auburn, CA, surrounded by her family on July 25, 2015, from esophageal cancer. Helen is survived by her loving husband Joe of 56 years and her daughters Michelle (Dragan) Vidovich and Nicole (Pat) Flynn; grandchildren Daniella, Dylan, Sam and Milena; sisters Marcia (Branko) Kovac, Cecilia (Mico) Stefanovic, and brother Todor (Anne) Pejovich; and nephews Steven Lloyd, Robert and Danilo Stefanovic, and Christopher Pejovich; aunts Bessie Masich, Carmena and Betty Tusup; as well as many cousins and life-long friends. Memorial service to be held at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Serbian Orthodox Church, 7777 Sunset Ave., Fair Oaks, CA, on Thurs., July 30 at 6pm. Funeral service, Serbian Cemetery, 1801 Hillside Blvd., Colma, CA, on Fri., July 31 at 11:30am.
