Helen M. Head

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Helen M. Head (nee Amen), age 86, of Pompton Lakes.  Helen passed away peacefully on Friday December 23, 2022 while receiving the loving care of her family.

Helen was born and raised in New York City and was the youngest of six children to Paul and Josephine Amen.  Growing up in New York City as a young lady, Helen attended high school in East Harlem, NY.  Following high school, she worked for a few years until she met the love of her life, William Head, a New York City Police Officer.  Helen and William met at a church dance and hit it off great.  They immediately started dating and as fate would have it, they fell in love and became husband and wife when Helen was only twenty years old.

After getting married, the newlyweds settled in the Bronx and lived there for nearly thirty years when they then moved to Pompton Lakes in the mid 1980’s.  The couple remained in Pompton Lakes for the rest of their lives together.  While living in the Bronx, Helen and William welcomed their one and only child, William.  Helen made the decision to dedicate her life to being a homemaker following her marriage to William.  This was truly Helen’s calling and where she genuinely flourished.   Over the years, Helen developed her skills in the kitchen and blossomed into a wonderful cook.  She was famous throughout family and friends for her pasta and meatballs.  She was a devoted New York Yankees fan throughout her life and was a great admirer of “Joltin Joe” DiMaggio.

It was abundantly clear to everyone that knew Helen that her greatest passion in life was for her family.  Nothing in the world meant more to Helen than providing for and spending time with her husband and son (as well as her treasured dog, Rosie).   She and her husband William cherished fifty years of loving and loyal marriage until William’s passing in January of 2008.  Helen was not only devoted to her family, but she was also dedicated to her Catholic Faith.  While residing in Pompton Lakes, she and her family were parishioners of St Mary’s RC Church for many years.

Helen was a funny and easygoing lady who took the time to truly listen to family and friends when they needed some to talk to.  She often gave those closest to her practical, profound, and logical advice.  Helen always had a way of looking at things in a positive manner and never “sweated the small stuff.”  She was truly a special person who touched the lives of everyone around her and will be sincerely missed by her family and friends.

Helen will be forever remembered as a wonderfully funny person and a loving and devoted mother and wife.

Helen is survived by her son William Head of Pompton Lakes, NJ, one brother; Louis Amen of Williston Park, NY, five nieces; Susan Schlosberg and her husband John of Waiting River, NY, Karen O’Keefe of Franklin Lakes, NJ, Louann Georges and her husband Arty of Williston Park, NY, Roseann Amen Zameryka and her husband John of Williston Park, NY, and Dawn Wade of White Plains, NY, two nephews William Wade of Charlotte, NC, and Vincent Amen and his wife Priscilla of Henderson, NV.  She was predeceased by her husband William Head in 2008, and her siblings; “Anna Amen, Antoinette Jannetto, Vincent Amen, and Aurora Wade.  

In lieu of flowers, donations in Helen’s name may be made St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 http://www.stjude.org