Nielsen, Helen V. (1922 - 2012)

NIELSEN, BARTACHEK, PACE, WEBER, HANSEN, JACOBSEN, PEDERSEN, STRANDSHOV, LEISTAD

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 7/31/2012 at 15:18:41

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Source: kjan.com

HELEN V. NIELSEN, 89, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 7-30-12)

Obituaries July 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

HELEN V. NIELSEN, 89, of Elk Horn, died Thu., July 26th, at the Salem Lutheran Home. Funeral services for HELEN NIELSEN will be held 10-a.m. Mon., July 30th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 5:30-p.m. Sun., July 29th.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle Plain, IA.

HELEN NIELSEN is survived by:
Her children – Pam (Gary) Bartachek, of Cedar Rapids; Cathy (Wendell) Pace, of Carrollton, TX; Lonnie (Mary Jo) Nielsen, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Loree (John) Weber, of Spring Hill, FL;
11 grandchildren & 10 great-grandchildren.

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Source: knodfm.com

Funeral services for 89 year old Helen Nielsen of Elk Horn will be held at 10am on Monday at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church with burial at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle Plaine, IA at 3:30pm. Helen Nielsen passed away on Thursday, July 26th at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Survivors include her children Pam (Gary) Bartachek of Cedar Rapids, Cathy (Wendell) Pace of Carrollton, TX, Lonnie (Mary Jo) Nielsen of Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Loree (John) Weber of Spring Hill, FL, 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. The Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 4 to 5:30pm on Sunday, July 29th.

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Source: ohdefuneralhome.com

In Memoriam of Helen V. Nielsen
Born: November 26, 1922
Death: July 26, 2012

Helen Virginia, daughter of Peder K. and Olga (Leistad) Pedersen, was born November 26, 1922 near Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended school in Elk Horn and graduated with the Class of 1941. In 1945 Helen was united in marriage with Paul Nielsen in Elk Horn. While Paul was in the Army they lived in various places in the United States.

After Paul’s college graduation, they moved to Belle Plaine in 1948. In 1959 they built the Belle Plaine Bowl where they worked side by side for 13 years. Helen was also bookkeeper and pie baker while raising four children. After the death of her husband in 1976, she worked as the bookkeeper for Grieder Standard Oil until her retirement in 1998. While in Belle Plaine Helen was a member of the United Church of Christ. She enjoyed walking, golfing, bowling, playing cards, needlework and baking. Above all, she loved being a grandmother.

After returning to Elk Horn in 2003, she became a resident of Salem Lutheran Home in 2005. She died there on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at the age of 89 years.

Preceding her in death are her parents; beloved husband; sisters Joyce Strandskov, Margery Hansen and Gudrun Jacobsen; brother Leroy Pedersen; four other siblings in infancy and brother-in-law Orval Nielsen.

She is survived by her children Pamela (Gary) Bartachek of Cedar Rapids, Cathy (Wendell) Pace of Carrollton, TX, Lonnie (Mary Jo) Nielsen of Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Loree (John) Weber of Spring Hill, FL; 11 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; in-laws: Dallas Hansen, Warren Jacobsen, and Clara Pedersen of Elk Horn; Heleen Nielsen of Storm Lake; Barb Nielsen of Le Mars; and Halvor Strandskov of MA; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Officiating
Reverend Keith Menter
Salem Home Chaplain Paul Reynolds

Music
"How Great Thou Art" “Borning Cry”
Congregation
Nancy Watson, Organ
"The Lord’s Prayer"
Cathy Pace, Vocals
Pam Bartachek, Piano

Casketbearers ~ Helen’s Grandchildren
Annette Foster
Darin Bartachek
Teri Essy
Calen Pace
Mollie Nielsen
Teniel Pace
Jeni Weber
Braden Weber

Visitation
Sunday July 29, 2012, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Ohde Funeral Home, Kimballton

Funeral Service
Monday July 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Elk Horn Lutheran Church

Graveside Service
Monday July 30, 2012, 3:30 p.m.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, IA