Helen O. Hurlbut, 83, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, July 13, 2003, in SCCI Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Helen Olga Olson, daughter of Levi and Katherine (Monson) Olson, was born August 18, 1919, in Sharon, ND, where she grew up and graduated from high school. Helen earned her teaching certificate from Mayville State Teachers College, Mayville, ND. Helen taught for two years in the Steele County area.
Helen served her country in WW II, by joining the Navy in 1943, serving as a pharmacist's mate, at Moffett Field, CA. Upon her discharge in 1945, she returned to the Finley, ND, area where she worked as a secretary for the Steele Co. Supervisors Office.
Helen was united in marriage to Clarence W. Hurlbut on October 7, 1950, in Britton, SD. The couple lived in numerous cities in North Dakota and Minnesota, including ten years in Minneapolis, MN. In 1968, the family made their home in Moorhead. Clarence died in 1995, and Helen continued to live in Moorhead.
Helen is survived by two sons and two daughters, Ronald, Minnetonka, MN, Linda (Steven) Dias, Burnsville, MN, Marcia (Michael) Fjelstad, Fargo, and Donald (Suzanne), West Fargo, ND; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and one sister, Esther Rollheiser, Deerfield, IL.
VISITATION: Wednesday, July 16, 2003
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN
THE FUNERAL SERVICE: Thursday, July 17, 2002 - 11 AM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN
BURIAL: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.