Helen Joan ARNESON

1932 - 2020  (87 years)

• Name	Helen Joan ARNESON
  Birth	19 Dec 1932	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Sep 2020	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
  Burial	Hillcrest Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
  Notes	Helen Hanson, 87, of Granite Falls, passed away on Thursday, September 24th at the Granite Falls Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 1st at 11:00 at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Helen Joan Hanson was born December 19, 1932, the daughter of Herbert and Evelyn Arneson in Granite Falls. She was baptized and confirmed at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church. She attended Granite Falls High School and graduated in 1950. Helen was united in marriage to Glen Hanson on December 26, 1952 at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church. She was a wonderful mother to her three sons. She taught Sunday School, loved being a part of the Altar Guild, member of the Ladies Guild who made many quilts for both the community and for missions. She was a Den Mother for her son's Cub Scout Troops, Co-Sponsor and Sponsor for Yellow Medicine County Relay for Life Breast Cancer Awareness Rally for 4 years. Worked as a clerk during elections. Helen was an avid sports enthusiast of all Minnesota sports teams and especially when son’s Glen, Jeff and Gary played baseball in the summers while being coached by their father Glen. She also enjoyed going for walks, working in her flower beds, loved her kitties and loved to attend her grandchildren’s activities and later years loved seeing and interacting with her 12 Great Grans. She is survived by sons, Dr. Glen D. (Lisa), Jeffrey L., Gary L. (Kathleen); grandchildren Megan (Steve) Henry, Charlotte and Stella Scrivner; Alison (Jon) Kenny Miller; Gary T. (Olescia) Holton, Landry & Oliva Hanson; Kristina (Brandon) Dominic & Mirabelle Smith; Brenda (Travis) Barrett, Parker & Emmett Sertich; sister-in-law Marilyn Hanson; brother-in-law and sister-in law, Charles & Lois Waller; and several nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her close friends and neighbors. She was preceded in death by Glen O. Hanson (husband), Herbert and Evelyn Arneson (parents) and Merle Arneson (brother).
  Person ID	I17378	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Herbert O ARNESON,   b. 16 Dec 1896, Minnesota d. 30 Jul 1971, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mabel Evelyn HAMRE,   b. 2 Aug 1903, Chippewa County, Minnesota d. 11 Oct 1996, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1928	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F2188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Glen Orvel HANSON,   b. 5 Feb 1926, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota d. 4 Mar 1997, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1952	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F12682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2023