Helland, Madeline Gladys (1921-2018)

HELLAND, PEDERSON, BOLSTAD, THOMPSON, ROSLIEN, BEAR, HOVE, HALVORSON, CHILCOTE

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/25/2018 at 18:59:22

Madeline Gladys Helland
September 18, 1921 - January 11, 2018

Madeline Gladys Helland, age 96, of Scarville, died on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa.

A daughter of Carson and Marie (Bolstad) Pederson, Madeline was born on September 18, 1921, in rural Rake, Iowa. After graduating from Rake Community School, she attended Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. On September 27, 1941, she married Alvin E. Helland.

Madeline and Alvin lived on the Helland family farm west of Bricelyn, Minnesota, before they purchased a farm near Scarville, Iowa. Madeline held her family and church as most precious. She took exceptional care of her family and enormous pride in her role as a homemaker who loved to bake, sew, quilt, do needle craft, tend her flower gardens, and can her garden produce. Enjoying her Norwegian heritage, she made lutefisk and lefsa dinners for family and friends. Madeline volunteered for and enjoyed many church activities including Immanuel’s centennial celebration, the ladies’ circle, vacation Bible school, Sunday school, the Christmas programs, and the cherub choir. In addition, she supported the community through the Scarville Booster Club, the election polls, and the post office.

Madeline is survived by her children, Richard (Nancy) Helland, of Emmons, Minnesota, Carolyn Thompson, of Austin, Minnesota, Judy Roslien, of Moberly, Missouri, Phillip (Leona) Helland, of Lake Mills, Iowa, Wayne (Ellen) Helland, Scarville, Iowa, and Karen (David) Helland, of Springfield, Illinois; as well as by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; not to mention her two sisters, Pearl Bear, of Lake Mills, Iowa, and Mae Hove, of Wells, Minnesota.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 2002; her great-grandson, Clayton Helland; her brother, Raymond Pederson; and two sisters, Nella Halvorson and Lillian Chilcote.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, January 15, 2018, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 105 E 3rd Street, Scarville, Iowa 50473, with Pastor Randy Baldwin officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, Sunday afternoon, at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, Iowa 50450, and again during the hour preceding the service at the church. Burial will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Scarville, Iowa. The family suggest that memorials be directed to the church or the Lutheran Retirement Home, 710 9th Street N, Northwood, Iowa 50459.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa, 2018.

Winnebago Obituaries maintained by Cheryl Siebrass.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen