HELEN SOEHREN  Hettinger, ND

Service of Remembrance for Helen Soehren, 92, of Hettinger, ND will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 19th, 2005 at the Assembly of God Church in Hettinger, ND. Pastor Mark Eidahl will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 18th and from 9:00 a.m. to noon on January 19th at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger, ND. A Family Service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Funeral Home in Hettinger.

HELEN GUNTHER was born on February 22nd, 1912, on a farm southwest of Gascoyne, ND, the daughter of Carl, Sr. and Anges (Matuszczak) Gunther. She attended rural school south of Gascoyne and worked on her parent's farm milking cows and driving tractor. On May 15th, 1932, Helen married Henry Soehren at Buffalo, SD. After their marriage they moved north of Scranton and farmed with Henry's parents. In 1946 they moved to Scranton and purchased a business. Helen worked at several stores in Scranton which included Whalen's Grocery Store and the Coolidge Department Store. The family moved to Bison, SD in 1953 and to Reeder, ND in 1956 where Helen and Henry purchased a business. In 1964 they moved to Hettinger, ND. Helen worked at Fitterer's Rexall Drug Store for 10 years and at Edna's Dress Shop for 9 years.

In 1988, both Helen and her husband came to know the Lord as their personal savior. Henry Soehren died in September of 1990 and Helen continued to live at their home in Hettinger. In 1995 Helen moved into the Marion Apartments in Hettinger. She then entered the Hillcrest Care Center in June of 2002, where she passed from this life on January 14th, 2005.

Helen was an avid card player and thoroughly enjoyed crocheting. All of her children have many pieces of her handiwork. She will be truly missed by all who loved her.

She is survived by her four sons and daughters-in-law, Henry, Jr. (Edna), Hettinger, ND; Delos (Cheryl), Turney, MO; Merle (Cindy), Dickinson, ND; and Marvin (Sharon), Reeder, ND. Helen is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren and 6 step great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 5 brothers, 2 sisters and one daughter-in-law.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted with the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home of Hettinger, ND.