MANCHESTER -- George A. Helie, 87, died Oct. 27, 2008, at Elliot Hospital. He was born in Manchester on Nov. 10, 1920, to Arthur and Claudia (Lacombe) Helie. He was a lifelong resident of Manchester. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was employed for 18 years at Sanders Associates, where he worked as a tool crib attendant. Mr. Helie was a World War II veteran, having served in the United States Army. He was a member of the V.F.W., the American Legion Post 79 in Manchester and the A.A.R.P. He was a communicant of St. Theresa Parish. Family includes sons Albert Helie and Robert Helie, both of Manchester, and Roger Helie, of Litchfield; daughter Therese Boisvert, of Manchester; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers Paul Helie and Jean Helie, both of Florida; sister Yvette Timmins, of Hampton; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Regina (Boucher) Helie, in October 2001. SERVICES: Calling hours are Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Phaneuf Funeral Home, 243 Hanover St., corner of Union Street in Manchester. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Elm St., Manchester. Committal prayers and burial will follow at St. Augustin Cemetery in Manchester. Memorial donations may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=AHA'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=unionleader'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Heart Association'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://donate.heart.org/site/c.fmJUKcOZJkI8G/b.8077571/k.6133/Donate_to_American_Heart_Association/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=68LEG&trib_fname=George&trib_lname=Helie&honor=true'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=George'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Helie'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=541546481'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=541546481'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Heart Association<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, 2 Wall St., Manchester 03101.