Adin Helgeson, 93,
Bismarck
,
ND
, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at St. Francis Healthcare Campus-Home, Breckenridge. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 17
th
at
Wyndmere
Lutheran
Church
, Wyndmere with Rev. Marvin Schoenfish officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to time of service on Friday at the Church.
Interment will be held at
Elk
Creek
Cemetery
, rural Wyndmere.
Adin Norris Helgeson was born November 29, 1914, to Helmer and Clara (Hauge) Helgeson on his parents homestead,
Freeman
Township
,
Richland
County
, near
McLeod
,
ND
.
He attended public schools in Freeman Twp and in Wyndmere.
He farmed with his parents until joining the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933.
He serviced in the CCC at
Itasca Park
,
MN
,
Duluth
,
Bismarck
, and in
Utah
in 1937.
He returned to Wyndmere and married his childhood sweetheart, Doris Anne Mashek at
Bethel
Lutheran
Church
, Wahpeton, on September 1, 1937.
The couples farmed in West End and
Garborg
Townships
,
Richland
County
, and were members of Gol Aal (Grace)
Lutheran
Church
, rural Wyndmere.
In 1958, Adin moved his family to
Fargo
, where they were charter members of
Hope
Lutheran
Church
; and to
Bismarck
in 1962 where he was Director of the North Dakota Department of Weights and Measures until his retirement in 1980.
He was a member of
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
, Golden Kiwanis and Sons of Norway, all in
Bismarck
.
In retirement, Adin enjoyed restoring antique farm tractors and Model A Ford cars.
He maintained his farm home in
Garborg
Township
with his wife Doris until her death in 2006, and continued to enjoy spending time there until his death.
Adin is survived by his daughter, Gayle (Arne) Selbyg,
Prospect Heights
,
IL
, his son, Gary Helgeson, Bismarck.
IN addition to his children and son-in-law, he leaves his grandson, Jon (Amy) Selbyg,
Poulsbo
,
WA
and granddaughter, Anne (Joseph) Lindell, St. Louis Park, MN; 2 great-grandsons, Erik and Adin Lindell.
He also leaves his home caregiver, Dorothea (Rhone) Ulrich,
Bismarck
.
Adin was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Willie; his sisters Mildred Mundel, Helen Pokorny and Fern Dasch.
Memorials are preferred to Elk Creek Cemetery Association,
Wyndmere
,
ND
58081
and to the Parish Nurse Fund,
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
,
Bismarck
,
ND
58501
.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.
Online Guestbook at
www.vertinmunson.com
