Helen W. Buzaid, 95, of Danbury, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. She was the loving wife of the late Honorable Judge Norman A. Buzaid.
Helen was born in the Bronx, NY on July 5, 1929; a daughter of the late Henry and Helen (Schwartz) Weber. She is a graduate of the School of the Holy Child located in upper Manhattan where she formed lifelong friendships and developed a deep abiding concern and commitment for others. She went on to graduate from the College of New Rochelle. She became a public-school teacher in New York City before her marriage and relocation to Danbury.
A longtime resident of Danbury, Mrs. Buzaid earned her Master’s degree from Western Connecticut State University and taught in the Danbury public schools.
Mrs. Buzaid was a volunteer at the Dorothy Day Hospitality House, a member of the Danbury Women’s Club, and the Tarrywile Park Commission. She was a parishioner of Saint Peter Church, Danbury.
Most importantly, for her, she was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Buzaid is survived by her five children: Peter N. Buzaid and his wife, Maria; Ann M. Buzaid; John H. Buzaid and his wife, Elizabeth; James G. Buzaid and his wife, Cynthia; and Christopher J. Buzaid and his wife, Debbie. Mrs. Buzaid is also survived by her (grandchildren/their spouses; Katherine Goffman and her husband Ron, Elena Buzaid and her husband Ian, Helen Reilly and her husband Steven, William Buzaid and his wife Jenna, Daniel Buzaid, Rebecca Groffman, Caitlin Buzaid and her husband Chad, Gabrielle Buzaid, Jacqueline Chambers and her husband Marqus, Sean Buzaid, Luke Buzaid, James Buzaid, Emily Buzaid, Christopher Buzaid and Catherine Buzaid. She also is survived by six great children Nicole, George, Josie, Julia, Graciela and Brady. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Norma Johnson and two nieces Jennifer Bouvier and Elizabeth Johnson.
Family and friends will be received on Sunday, February 9, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home; 9 Granville Avenue, Danbury. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, February 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM in Saint Peter Church; 121 Main Street, Danbury. Interment will take place privately.
Contributions in Mrs. Buzaid’s memory may be made to Dorothy Day Hospitality House - PO Box 922; Danbury, CT 06813, http://www.dorothydaydanbury.org/Da