Helen Frances Johannsen, Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, age 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2006 surrounded by her family at the Willow Ridge Nursing Facility in Amery.
She was born April 13, 1918, in Cumberland, Wisconsin to Emma and Archibald Wycoff.
On September 30, 1935, she married George John Johannsen and seven children were born. George and Helen lived in and around the Amery area and in 1955 they settled near Deer Park. Helen worked many years as a cook for the Amery School District.
Preceding her in death were her loving husband, George; her son, Frank (Janet); and twin granddaughters, Jennifer and Jill.
Survivors include two sons, Robert (Judie) of Amery and Rick (Gwen) of Amery; and four daughters, Karel (Jim LaFebvre) of Santa Rosa, CA, Betty (Clarence Fenton) of Frederic, Mary (Ed Johnson) of Hemet, CA, and Janice (Rob Peters) of Lakeville, MN; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lela Jedda of Rush City, MN and Deloris Hallet of Dallas, TX, along with other relatives and many friends.
A memorial service will be held at East Immanuel Lutheran Church on Friday, April 7, at 1 p.m. with interment at Calvary Cemetery, Deer Park following cremation.
(Amery Free Press - Tuesday, April 4, 2006)
