Angela Fern Helbling

1925 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	Angela Fern Helbling
  Nickname	Angie
  Born	19 Jul 1925	Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Mar 2002	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I163096	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Peter V. Helbling,   b. 28 Dec 1892, Speyer, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 4 Jul 1971, Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Rosa Renner,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1985, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1913	Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F65268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leif Johnson
  Married	20 Nov 1945	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Johnson   2. Johnson   3. Johnson   4. Johnson   5. Johnson
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F65279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. March 15, 2002 12:00 am ? The Bismarck Tribune (0) Comments Angela Fern Johnson, 76, Mandan, died March 15, 2002, at her home in Mandan. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Patrick Schumacher officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, with a Catholic Daughters rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish rosary and vigil beginning at 7 p.m., all at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan. Angela Helbling was born July 18, 1925, in Mandan, the daughter of Peter and Rose (Renner) Helbling. She was raised on the Helbling Hereford Ranch, and educated at the Morton County rural and St. Joseph's Catholic schools. She graduated from Mandan Senior High School in 1943. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Gamble Store. Angie married Leif Johnson on Nov. 20, 1945. They farmed and ranched together southwest of Mandan until retiring to their new home in Mandan in 1982. Angie was a fun-loving person, devoted wife, loving mother and attentive grandmother. Her loving family was Angie's greatest joy. She was an outstanding cook and impeccable homemaker, and a green thumb came naturally to her. Angie loved to dance, sew, entertain, play cards and go out to eat. She had boundless energy that she shared by helping others. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Catholic Daughters and the Eagles. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Leif; four sons and three daughters-in law, Roger and Connie Johnson, Bismarck, Vernon and Diane Johnson, Fargo, and Tim Johnson and Tom and Stephanie Johnson, all of the family farm; one daughter, Gayle Johnson, Santa Fe; her grandchildren, Tiffany and Tim Kramer, Cedar, Minn., Sara Johnson, Minneapolis, Ross Johnson, Grand Forks, Kari and Adam Johnson, both of Fargo, and Melissa Edwards, Santa Fe, N.M.; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Monika Eckroth and Ida and Hal Robinson; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Jack Helbling and Matt and Christine Helbling; and many, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceeded in death by her parents; her infant twin daughters; her grandson, Chad; and her namesake and godmother, Fern Welk. Special appreciation to St. Alexius Medical Center and Hospice Prime Care, and the doctors, nurses and medical providers who helped Angie throughout her illness. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.