Helen Genevieve Anderson, 92, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena.
She was born March 7, 1915, in Freiberg Township, Otter Tail County, to Charles and Anna (Olson) Johnson. She married Raymond Curtis Anderson in Hewitt on Aug. 6, 1934. Together they farmed and raised their children on the Anderson family farm west of Hewitt.
Helen enjoyed spending time outdoors in her flower gardens, cooking for family and friends and shopping with her granddaughters. She also enjoyed driving and going on trips.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Domian-Anderson Funeral Home in Bertha. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Tindal, Joe Lange, Aaron Mockros, Gene Roller, Gary Tindal, Dan McCullough and Bob Suffrins. Pallbearers will be Kevin Anderson, Douglas Anderson, Steve Lorentz, Greg Anderson, Mike Anderson and Mark Lorentz. Interment will be in the Oak Valley Cemetery west of Hewitt.
Survivors include her sons, David (Ardith) of Ottertail, Charles (Mary Ann) of Hewitt, and Bruce (Gloria) of Deer Creek; 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Clinton Johnson of Eagle Bend, Donald Johnson of Eagle Bend, and Carroll Johnson of Eagle Bend; and sisters, Violet Smith of Becker, Evangeline Otto of Williams, and Maxine Miller of Hewitt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, in 1990; parents, Charles and Anna Johnson; daughter, Sylvia Maves in 2003; great-great-grandson, Cooper Kapphahn; sister, Evelyn Rohwer; and brothers, Laurel Johnson and Everett Johnson.
