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Helen Joan ARNESON

Female 1932 - 2020  (87 years)


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  • Name Helen Joan ARNESON 
    Birth 19 Dec 1932  Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Sep 2020  Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1971, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mabel Evelyn HAMRE,   b. 2 Aug 1903, Chippewa County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1996, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1928  Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Glen Orvel HANSON,   b. 5 Feb 1926, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1997, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1952  Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2023