PORTLAND – Helen M. Van Decker, 78, of Leach Hill Road, Casco, died Thursday afternoon at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

She was born in Fords, N.J., a daughter of Michael and Anna Yuhas Hrabik.

She was a graduate of Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, N.J. She married John Van Decker on May 9, 1949. John died December 29, 1990.

She was retired from First Fidelity Bank in New Jersey, where she worked for 18 years. While in New Jersey, she volunteered as a den mother. After moving to Casco, Helen and her husband helped with the Meals On Wheels program and the reading program at the Casco Memorial School.

She was a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church where she was also a member of the Lady’s Guild.

She was a member of the Naples, Casco Senior Citizens Club, Naples American Legion Auxiliary and a volunteer at the Casco Library.

She was predeceased by her husband; her sister, Anna Zsurey; and three brothers, Michael, Joseph and Stephen Hrabik.

Surviving are her son, Jeffrey John VanDecker and his wife Brenda; two grandsons, Shawn C. Van Decker and his wife Heather; Ryan C. Van Decker and his wife Belinda; two step-grandsons, Erich Ouelette & Myles Ouelette; three great-grandsons, Ryland Van Decker; Cody R. Van Decker and Colby C. Van Decker.

Helen loved her family.