In Memory

Helga M Lackner (Mingione)

Obituary for Helga Maria Mingione

Helga Maria Mingione (nee Lackner) age 72 of Willowick passed away May 1, 2023. She was born in Graz, Austria on June 8, 1950, to Maximilian (Maria nee Schmuck) Lackner both deceased. 

Helga graduated in 1968 from Eastlake North High School. She was a parishioner of St. Mary Magdalene Church, where she married her husband John in 1970. She worked for the United Church of Christ (UCC) of Cleveland for over 25 years. Her cherished memories were spending time with her grandchildren, kids, friends, and family. She enjoyed cooking including her specialties such as German potato salad, stuffed cabbage, scripelles, and Oma's soup with homemade noodles. She always made enough to feed friends and family. She loved the Christmas season the best. Some of her favorite things were reading books, building crafts, the colors purple & pink, butterflies, cardinals and carnations. Helga is remembered as "very loving", "welcoming", "hospitable", "amazing", "beautiful soul" and "wonderful person". She was proud of her ability to nurture and grow flowers especially hydrangeas. So many people knew her just by the name of Oma. 

Helga was a loving wife, mother, grandmother (Oma), daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt, and friend. 

Helga is survived by her children Christine (Rick) Miller and Guy Mingione, her grandchildren, William (Carly) Long Jr., Dominic Long, Ricky Miller Jr., and Christopher Miller, her brother Herman (Sue) Lackner, sister-in-law Marie (Tony deceased) Rizzo and Sally Viola. 

She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 47 years, John Guy Mingione, Jr., brother Ernie (Millie) Lackner and sister Frieda (Frank) Gerhart. 

A funeral mass for Helga will be held on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 1:00 pm at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 32114 Vine St., Willowick. 

Visitation will be on Sunday, May 7, 2023, from 3 pm to 7 pm at Monreal Funeral Home, 35400 Curtis Blvd., Eastlake.

 

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