Knudson, Helen Jeanette (1928 – 2008)

KNUDSON, BROGARD, THOMPSON, DILLS, MYRTUE, ALLSTOT, HALLORAN, OLSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/5/2013 at 13:31:04

Name of deceased: Helen Jeanette Knudson (nee Brogard)

Aged: 77 yrs, 6 mo, 7 days

Residence: Irwin, IA

Born: Aug. 8, 1928, rural Shelby, IA

Died: Feb.15, 2006, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb.18, 2006, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA; Pastor Ron Rasmussen and Pastor Victor Johnson officiated. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin, IA.

Survived by: Husband of 57 years, Gailard Knudson of Irwin, IA; sons, John (spouse, Cheri) Knudson of Clay Center, KS, and Jack (spouse, Christie) Knudson of Irwin, IA; daughters, Gail Olson of Albuquerque, NM, Kathie (spouse, Jim) Allstot of Lincoln, NE, and Jana (spouse, Bill) Halloran of Omaha, NE; 10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: parents, Peter and Alma (nee Thompson) Brogard; sisters, Eleanor Dills and Thelma Myrtue; brothers, Wyman Brogard, Roy Brogard, and James Brogard; grandson, Jamie Allstot

Education: graduated from high school in Vallejo, CA., Class of 1946.

Marriage: Gailard Hans Knudson, Oct. 16, 1948, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA.

Employment: Owned business with spouse, Knudson Service; Helen did the bookkeeping

Hobbies/Interests: Member, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA; enjoyed playing cards, doing crossword puzzles, eating out, and visiting with friends on the telephone; loved to spend time with her family, particularly her grandchildren.

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