Helen Drye
, Pennsylvania
October 8, 2026
Helen Elizabeth BetackDrye age 83 of Schuylkill Haven PA passed away on Friday October 9th 2026 at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Frackville. Born in Pottsville PA on April 2 1943 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred Mistishen Betack. Helen was raised in Cressona and was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School Class of 1961. She worked and was the last manual elevator operator in Schuylkill County working at the Thompson Building in Pottsville. Helen was an avid cook and a great pierogi maker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Edward Drye in 1999 a daughter Lorrie Deegan in 2023 a brother Edward Betack Jr. and a sister Carol Betack Helen is survived by a daughter Paula Deegan a granddaughter Madison Deegan a sister Joan Trayah and nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at…