Dorothy Jean (Newcomb) HELGEVOLD

HELGEVOLD, NEWCOMB, WOOD, FARRELL, HAUPT, LOGAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/9/2015 at 23:49:13

May 17, 1923 --- September 24, 2015

Dorothy Jean (Newcomb) Helgevold, the daughter of Edwin and Edna (Wood) Newcomb, was born on May 17, 1923, twin sister of Don, on a farm southeast of Eagle Grove. She was raised and educated in the area of her birth, graduating from Eagle Grove High School in 1941, and then attended Eagle Grove Junior College. Dorothy taught country school for one year. On June 20, 1943, Dorothy was united in marriage to Carroll S. Helgevold. The couple made their home on a farm northeast of Eagle Grove. They retired from farming in 1981 and moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1985, where she worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield before moving to Vero Beach, Fla., in 1993. Carroll preceded her in death on October 2, 1995. Dorothy remained in Florida until 2001 when she moved to Huntington Beach, Calif. Dorothy served as a non-medical volunteer for BCBS and in hospitals for over 15 years. Dorothy loved traveling each year to see her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and when she was not able to see them in person she would keep up with them on Facebook and Skype. She also enjoyed embroidering quilts and kitchen towels, and watching College (North Carolina) and NBA basketball(Lakers).

Dorothy passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015, at the age of 92 years. She was also preceded in death by her parents; sister, Norma Ringer; and brothers, Don and Monroe Newcomb. Dorothy is survived by her six children: Patricia Helgevold of Woodbury, Minn., Paula Farrell of Kelowna, BC, Canada, Pamela Logan and husband, Peter, of Huntington Beach, Calif., Chuck Helgevold and wife, Beth, of Hillsborough, N.C., Penny Haupt and husband, Oscar, of Spokane, Wash., and Karl Helgevold and wife, Jodi, of Eagle Grove; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family and mailed to P.O. Box 141, Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533. Foust Funeral Home of Eagle Grove.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
October 8, 2015