Helen T. Weisman, 68, died the evening of Wednesday, February 24, at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Al Weisman. They had been married for 44 years.

Born in Newport on Feb. 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Florence (Werner) Tobak Goldberg and the late Leo Tobak. She was the stepdaughter of the late Edward Goldberg.

Mrs. Weisman lived in Westford, Mass., for 26 years before returning to Newport. Before her illness, she had been the president of Potter & Co., her family's clothing store on Thames Street in Newport. She had been an executive assistant at Digital Equipment Corp. in Littleton, Mass.

A 1959 graduate of Rogers High School, she wrote a Thanksgiving Day Proclamation honored by the governor as the best essay in a statewide competition. Mrs. Weisman graduated from Simmons College in 1963. After college, she taught English at Thompson Middle School and later at Westford Academy.

Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Lawrence Weisman of Newport, and Andrew Weisman of Sharon, Mass; two grandsons, Jordan Weisman and Alec Dov Weisman of Sharon, Mass., and a niece and a nephew. She was the mother-in-law of Janine Weisman and Jill Weisman and the sister of Anne Navarro of Jackson, N.J., and James Tobak of Providence.

Her funeral will be held Sunday, February 28, at 1 p.m. at the Hoffman Jewish Memorial Chapel on Fowler Avenue with burial to follow in Beth Olam Cemetery, Wyatt Road, Middletown. Services will be held Sunday, February 28, and Tuesday, March 2, at 6 p.m. at the Levi Gale House, 89 Touro St. Her family will be sitting Shiva Monday, March 1, from 5-7 p.m. at the home of Lawrence and Janine Weisman, 21 Everett St.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to the Potter League for Animals, 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI 02842 or Visiting Nurse Services of Newport & Bristol Counties – Hospice Program, PO Box 690, Portsmouth, RI 02871.

Arrangements are with the Chevra Kadisha Association of Newport County.