Aged 83 years on December 26, 2022. Beloved wife of Tibor Florian of
Windsor, dear mother of John (Silia Paulozza) Florian of Bolton, and Catherine (Stuart) Robertson of
Burlington. Adored grandmother of Alexander and Nicholas Florian, and Kade and Brody Robertson.
Survived by her sisters Elizabeth (Anthony) Meszaros of Dearborn, and Mary (Hank) Golab of Windsor.
Loving aunt to many nephews and their families. Pre-deceased by her parents Maria and Frank Koteles.
Helen moved to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948 with her parents and sisters, settling in Windsor.
After graduating from Lowe Vocational School in 1957 Helen became the Secretary to the Detective Unit
at the Windsor Police Department, followed by a posting at the City Property Department, positions she
held until her marriage to Ted in June 1960. The next few years saw relocations with Ted’s job, and
Helen’s dream of becoming a mother was fulfilled in 1962 with the birth of John, and again in 1963 with
the birth of Cathy. Their new family returned to Windsor permanently in 1965. Being a great mom was
her favourite job, but when she wasn’t baking, sewing, fixing booboos, coordinating camping
adventures, volunteering on school trips or helping to build and then renovate her own home, Helen
worked at Windsor City Hall in various departments on and off until 1995. Over the next 3 years her 4
grandsons were born and a new generation became the lucky recipients of Helen’s unconditional love,
playtime, and silly grandma jokes. Although Helen spent her last years in the Village at St. Clair, where
she was looked after compassionately, she never lost her sense of humour and would often have the
staff laughing. She will be greatly missed.
Visitation on January 4th from 7-9p.m. at Families First Funeral Home, 3260 Dougall Ave. Funeral Mass
on January 5th at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Atonement, 2940 Forest Glade Dr. Interment to follow at
Heavenly Rest Cemetery, 5005 Howard Ave. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Society of
Saint Vincent de Paul.
2022
We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Helen Florian nee KOTELES 2022 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.
Death notice for the town of: Windsor, Province: Ontario