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MOHALL – Helen Jean Helgeson, 86, rural Lansford, died Sunday, May 2, 2021, at a Minot nursing home.
She was born January 6, 1935, in Riceville, KY, to Glen and Mallie (Hubbard) Williams.  She had ten brothers and sisters.
She went to school at Oil Springs School in Johnson County through the eighth grade.  Helen worked at the telephone company in Newport News, NC, where she met Emil "Sonny" Helgeson while he was stationed in the Navy at Norfolk, VA.  They were married on January 15, 1955, in Hertford, NC.
After Emil's discharge from the Navy, they moved to Livonia, MI, where she worked various places.  In 1959, they adopted a daughter, Janice Susan, and a year later, a son, Randall Keith, to the family.
They moved to Emil's family farm in Lansford in December of 1975.  She kept herself busy with the farm animals and her garden.
Helen enjoyed pinochle or any card game with neighbors and friends.  She enjoyed ceramics, making wedding cakes and listening to old-time gospel music.  She loved her kids, and especially her grandbabies, both human and furry ones.  The love of her life, Sonny, passed away March 27, 2019.
Helen moved to Trinity Homes, Minot, in 2016, where she gained a new family from caregivers at the home.  She never lost her Kentucky sass; they are all going to miss her sass.
Family: daughter, Janice (Wayne) Johnson, Lansford; son, Randy (Lynette) Helgeson, Hot Springs, SD; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; brothers, Michael Williams, Paintsville, KY, Tommy Williams, of WV; sisters-in-law, Ginger Williams, Paintsville, KY, Mary Lou Bertsch, Minot; and brother-in-law, Marlan (Beverly) Helgeson, Grand Forks.
Helen was preceded in death by: her parents, Glen and Mallie Williams; husband, Emil "Sonny" Helgeson; sisters, Evelyn, Joetta and Maxine; and brothers, James, Harold, Johnny and Glen Williams.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Zion Lutheran Church, Mohall.
Burial: Lansford Cemetery, Lansford.
Visitation: 11 a.m. until the service time, Saturday, at the church.  Friends may also sign the online guestbook at brosefuneralhome.com
(Brose Funeral Home, Mohall)