HELGESON, Beverly Jean (nee Boutelle) 1939-2005

HELGESON, ENTNER, BOUTELLE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/27/2009 at 10:57:03

Beverly Jean Helgeson

KENSETT — Beverly Jean Helgeson, 65, of rural Kensett, passed away Wednesday (May 11, 2005) as a result of a vehicle accident in rural Fertile.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Elk Creek Lutheran Church, 4108 Killdeer Ave., Kensett, with the Rev. Allan J. Stoa officiating. Burial will be in the Elk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly, and one hour prior to service time on Monday at the church.

The family of Beverly Jean Helgeson has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Elk Creek Lutheran Church in her memory.

Beverly Jean Helgeson was born on May 20, 1939, in Mason City, the daughter of Everett and Edna (Entner) Boutelle. She was raised and educated in the Kensett and Osage areas. She was a lovely child full of energy who loved being outside doing whatever her father and grandfather were doing. She also helped her mother with the cooking and housekeeping, but would jump at the chance to go out and help her grandfather. She was a very intelligent and beautiful young lady.

She graduated from Osage High School in 1956 at the age of 16, a full two years ahead of her peers. After graduation she worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone in Mason City.

In 1960, she injured her head while traveling with her family near Plymouth, Iowa. She was admitted to Mercy Hospital for a couple of days, and it was at this time that she first spotted Roger. She told her friends he was the most handsome man she had ever seen. Roger was in the hospital with a broken leg. She stopped and talked to him and this started a courtship which lasted nearly 42 years.

While other people had hobbies or took vacations, Beverly just wanted to spend her time by Roger's side, taking care of the animals, the farm and raising their family with the man she adored, respected and loved more than anything else.

Beverly started working at the Post Office in June of 1979, during the Worth County Fair, where she continued to work for 26 years.

She was a member of Elk Creek Lutheran Church, the church circle and was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was also a member of the Rural Carriers Association. Beverly was very active in Scouting, 4-H and various school organizations.

She loved her animals, gardening, and bird watching, but above all, she loved and adored her family.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Roger Helgeson, of Kensett; two sons, Steven J. Helgeson and his wife, Sally, of Clarion, Iowa, and Dr. Rodney D. Helgeson of Louisville, Ky.; one daughter, Lori J. Peters and her husband, Mike, of Lansing, Iowa; her mother and stepfather, Edna Boutelle Seamann and her husband, Heinz Seamann, of Davenport; seven grandchildren, Brittany and Brandon Helgeson, Shaun McBride Peters, Joseph "Joey" Helgeson, Caelan McBride Peters, Connor Helgeson and Makayla Peters; one brother, Robert Boutelle and his wife, Nancy, of Walcott, Iowa, many nieces and nephews, as well as other relatives and many friends.

She is preceded in death by an infant son, Timothy; her father, Everett Boutelle, and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lu Lu and James Helgeson.

Bride Colonial Chapel (641) 454-2242 - www.colonialchapels.com

[Globe Gazette - May 14, 2005]