KRIEB - Helen Jean
Helen Jean Krieb, 97, of Virginia Beach,
Virginia, died Thursday, November 19,
2020 at the Virginia Beach Healthcare
and Rehabilitation Center. Helen was
born on June 30, 1923, in Marilla,
New York to Walter H. Offhaus and
Louetta Mann Offhaus. She lived in
Erie County, New York for most of her
life before moving to Virginia Beach in
1989. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her grandparents,
John F. Mann and Louise Getzin Mann;
and her three siblings, Carol M. Chudy,
Robert W. Offhaus, and Nancy L.
Martin; and her loving husband of 44
years, John N. Krieb. She worked at
Fisher-Price Toys in East Aurora, NY
for over 20 years as a group leader on
second shift where she made many
lifelong friends. Helen was a diehard
Braves baseball fan for her entire life
and loved watching her grandchildren
play soccer and baseball. She took
special joy from the many achievements
of her descendants. Helen was
survived by her three children, John
R. (Joan) Krieb of Murray, KY, Barbara
Zasowski of Chesapeake City, MD,
and Patricia (Thomas) Patterson of
Virginia Beach; she also is survived
by seven grandchildren, Lisa (Armand)
Liberti, Jackie (Bret) Welch, Scott
Krieb, Lori (Scott) Cummings, Susan
Krieb, Thomas (Jessica) Patterson,
and Andrew Patterson. Helen also was
survived by nine great-grandchildren,
Mason and Nicholas Welch, Nicholas
and Joseph Liberti, Gavin Cummings,
Dylan, Claudia, and Katelynn Patterson,
and Logan Istre. Visitation was Friday,
November 27th, followed by a Funeral
Mass on Saturday, Nov. 28th at Church
of the Holy Family in Virginia Beach.
Burial took place at St. Adalbert's
Cemetery in Lancaster, New York. A
Celebration of Life is planned for later
in 2021. The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, acknowledgments and
expressions of sympathy and love
should be sent to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital or the American
Heart Association