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Helena Olive Hellstern
Born : 14 Nov 1889
Rock Valley, IA
Died : 13 Jan 1972
Sioux City, IA
Age:82y 1m 30d
Father :
Descendants of Thomas Hellstern Thomas Hellstern (1863-1927)
Mother :
Ancestors of Rosa Kramer Descendants of Rosa Kramer Rosa Kramer (1867-1943)
Married :
Descendants of Gordon Willson Gordon Willson (1890-1978)
on 01 Jun 1909
in Rock Valley, IA
Children :
Ancestors of Leo Willson Leo Willson (1909-1999)
Ancestors of Helen Willson Helen Willson (1913-1999)
Ancestors of George Willson George Willson (1918-1984)
Ancestors of Dale Willson Dale Willson (1923-1987)
Ancestors of Donald Willson Donald Willson (1925-2015)
Living Relative
Ancestors of Jack Willson Jack Willson (1931-2011)
Siblings :
Ancestors of Edward Hellstern Edward Hellstern (1891-1968)
Ancestors of Mary Hellstern Mary Hellstern (1896-1992)
Ancestors of Anna Hellstern Anna Hellstern (1897-1984)
Ancestors of Alberta Hellstern Alberta Hellstern (1900-1991)
Ancestors of William Hellstern William Hellstern (1902-1959)
Ancestors of Margaret Hellstern Margaret Hellstern (1905-1986)
Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 1st Cousin (3x rem)
Database ID : 1244
Date Created : 04 Jun 2009
Last Updated : 25 May 2020

Date : 15 Jan 1972
Location : Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, IA

MRS. GORDON WILLSON

 

Mrs. Gordon Willson, 82, formerly of 310 Isabella St., died Thursday afternoon at Leeds Nursing Home, 3251 Floyd Blvd., after a long illness.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church. The Rev. Odoric Akwick will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under direction of the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Dale, Ronald, Keith, Gary and Jeff Willson and Gary Grenier.

The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the funeral home by parishioners and the Rosary Society.

The former Helen Olive Hellstern, Mrs. Willson was born Nov. 14, 1889 at Rock Valley, Iowa. She was married to Mr. Willson June 1, 1909, at Rock Valley.

Mrs. Willson had been a resident of Sioux City since 1935, and she was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and the Rosary Society.

Survivors include the widower; five sons, Leo of Phoenix, Ariz., and George, Dale, Donald and Jack, all of Sioux City; two daughters, Mrs. Carl (Helen) Regynski of Woonsocket, S.D., and Mrs. Lyle (Rose Mary) Grenier of Sioux City; four sisters, Mrs. Marv Kessler, Miss Alberta Hellstern and Mrs. Anne Murray, all of Sioux City, and Mrs. Margaret Aldrich of Hammond, Mont.; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
 
Sioux City Journal - Jan 14, 1972

No headstone photos

J.B. Foppe - Line 63

Thomas Hellstern - Line 82

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock, Sioux, Iowa; Roll: T623_459; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 142.

Gordon Willson - line 95

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Merry, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: T624_857; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0205; Image: 177; FHL Number: 1374870.

Gordon Willson - line 56

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1002; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 491.

Gordon Willson - line 47

Source - Year: 1925; Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: IA1925_1999; Image: 2324

Gordon Willson - line 47

Source - Year: 1925; Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: IA1925_1999; Image: 2325

Gordon Willson - line 44

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Woonsocket, Sanborn, South Dakota; Roll: 2230; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 520.0.

Gordon Willson line 56

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01215; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 97-68

MRS. GORDON WILLSON

Mrs. Gordon Willson, 82, formerly of 310 Isabella St., died Thursday afternoon at Leeds Nursing Home, 3251 Floyd Blvd., after a long illness.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church. The Rev. Odoric Akwick will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under direction of the Manning-O'Toole Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Dale, Ronald, Keith, Gary and Jeff Willson and Gary Grenier.

The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the funeral home by parishioners and the Rosary Society.

The former Helen Olive Hellstern, Mrs. Willson was born Nov. 14, 1889 at Rock Valley, Iowa. She was married to Mr. Willson June 1, 1909, at Rock Valley.

Mrs. Willson had been a resident of Sioux City since 1935, and she was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and the Rosary Society.

Survivors include the widower; five sons, Leo of Phoenix, Ariz., and George, Dale, Donald and Jack, all of Sioux City; two daughters, Mrs. Carl (Helen) Regynski of Woonsocket, S.D., and Mrs. Lyle (Rose Mary) Grenier of Sioux City; four sisters, Mrs. Marv Kessler, Miss Alberta Hellstern and Mrs. Anne Murray, all of Sioux City, and Mrs. Margaret Aldrich of Hammond, Mont.; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Source - Sioux City Journal - Jan 14, 1972

Research notes for Lena

Married Gordon Leroy Willson June 1, 1909
G.L. Wilson (May 13, 1890 - April 20, 1978)
G.L. is son of George E. and Kitty
Seven children - 6 found
Nov 14
1889
Birth
Birth of Helena Hellstern
Jun
1900
Age 10
Lived in Rock, Sioux, Iowa (Census)
Jun 01
1909
Age 19
Married to Gordon Willson
Oct 07
1909
Age 19
Birth of child, Leo Willson
Apr
1910
Age 20
Lived in Merry, Thurston, Nebraska (Census)
Jun 04
1913
Age 23
Birth of child, Helen Willson
Mar 02
1918
Age 28
Birth of child, George Willson
Jan
1920
Age 30
Lived in Omaha, Thurston, Nebraska (Census)
Jul 12
1923
Age 33
Birth of child, Dale Willson

1925
Age 35
Lived in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa (Census)
Aug 29
1925
Age 35
Birth of child, Donald Willson
Apr 05
1927
Age 37
Death of father, Thomas Hellstern
Apr
1930
Age 40
Lived in Woonsocket, Sanborn, South Dakota (Census)
Jul 03
1931
Age 41
Birth of child, Jack Willson
Apr
1940
Age 50
Lived in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa (Census)
Sep 07
1943
Age 53
Death of mother, Rosa Kramer
Jan 13
1972
Age 82
Death of Helena Hellstern


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