Helene L. Phillips

Helene Phillips, 93, of Jupiter, FL, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Helene was born in Bridgeport, CT in 1928, and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Liscinsky. She lived with her parents and five siblings in Stratford, CT. She married Lewis Phillips in 1949, and subsequently had three children, Karen, Gary and Mary. Lew and Helene were a great team who, with the courage of their convictions, were a couple of generations ahead in terms of their parenting and domestic choices. Helene was proud and confident, so worked outside the home at a time when a lot of women didn’t do that. She worked in the computer department at Pratt & Whitney in the 1960’s, at a time when a lot of people didn’t even know what a computer was. She kept a beautiful home and raised three independent and responsible children (at least they think they are), all through her hard work and organization. She and Lew worked for Pratt & Whitney and transferred to Jupiter in 1977 and worked for many more years. When she retired from Pratt after 26 years, she knew she wanted to stay active, so she volunteered at Jupiter Medical Center for 22 years, racking up over 10,000 hours. As a transporter, people half her age could not keep up with her, as she winged patients around the hospital with the same enthusiasm as driving her ’68 Firebird. She also was an usher at the Maltz Jupiter Theater, bowled with the Pratt Retirees Club League, and was very active in the St. Jude parish. Always curious about new adventures, she traveled the world, even going to Antarctica. Her siblings were her best friends, and their collective 21 children were a source of pride and joy for her. There are so many joyful memories and very funny stories from the decades of family gatherings of the Liscinsky siblings and their families. She is predeceased by her husband Lewis, her beloved grandson Alex, her sister Maryann McGinniss, and her brothers Joe and Steve Liscinsky. She is survived by her children Karen, of Tolland, CT; Gary (Jodi) of Stuart, FL; and Mary of North Palm Beach, FL; her grandchildren Lindsey (Mark) and Zachary, and Alex’s partner Amanda; great grandchildren Lily and Michael; and sister Irene (Mike) Hudak and brother Andy (Martha) Liscinsky. She is especially grateful for the warm companionship of her niece Sheryl. Helene loved books, music, travel and her Ukrainian ‘cousins’, so in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a Ukrainian relief organization of your choice; NorthPalmYouthSymphony.org, or the Friends of the North Palm Beach Library. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:30 am Thursday, May 18, 2022 at St. Jude Catholic Church, 204 US 1, Tequesta, FL 33469. Interment will follow in Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, FL

Helene L. Phillips

June 25, 1928 - May 14, 2022