Helen Hoidal
d. November 22, 2019
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2019at 11:00 AM at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Entombment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Garden.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Helen Aldora Hoidal, was born on May 30, 1929, near Holloway, MN, the daughter of Alfred and Dora (Mecklenburg) Schlieman. Helen was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Fairfield Lutheran church in Holloway, MN. She grew up with her sisters on the family farm and helped with all of the farm chores, including milking the cows. She also helped out at the family store (Fairfield Store) in Fairfield township, along with her sisters. Helen was a proud graduate of Appleton High School in 1946. After graduating, Helen worked at the grocery store in Holloway.
On August 22, 1948, Helen was united in marriage to Bernard Hoidal at Fairfield Lutheran Church. They farmed for several years and then moved into Holloway. They were both very active in their church and community and Helen was a member of the PTA and Homemaker’s Club. She enjoyed hosting groups and gatherings in her home.
Helen and Bernard owned and managed Hoidal Trailer Court in Montevideo for 20 years. Helen managed the business while Bernard traveled in summertime for road construction work. While still in Holloway , Helen and the kids traveled with Bernard in the summer months, camping out in the converted school bus at work sites across the state. Helen and Bernard also enjoyed driving escort for Friendship Homes of Montevideo.
Helen was a kind, thoughtful and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing and summertime adventures. On Friday evenings in the summer, she loved to be with her family as they cheered for Bernard and his brother Lyle at the stock car races. Helen had a beautiful flower garden every summer. She enjoyed playing cards and games (especially Scrabble), often winning. Helen loved to cook and bake and prepare dinners for the family, especially during the holidays. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Helen was called from this life on Friday evening, Nov. 22, 2019, while a resident of Luther Haven Nursing Home. She was 90 years of age.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred & Dora Schlieman, her husband of 65 years, Bernard (2013), and four sisters: Vivian Holzheimer, Winifred Erdman, Bernadine Grages and DeMaris Cornwell. She is survived by her sister, Eileen (Milton) Hoidal, Lyle (Jean) Hoidal, and Erma Belshaw.
Loving and grateful family are : daughters, Carol Anderson (fiancé Larry Nelson) of Clinton, MN, Sherry (Lee) Myhre of Montevideo, MN, Jeanne (Patrick) Cleary of Spicer, MN and son, Allen (Denise) Hoidal of Brooklyn Park, MN; her 10 grandchildren- Mike (Peg) Christenson, Julie (Mark) Hudson, Kristin Quinn, Eric Myhre, Rian (Abby) Cleary , Phil (Bekah) Cleary, Stacia Hanson, Sara Jo (Stephen) Hanson, Alayna Hoidal and Ava Hoidal, and fourteen great grandchildren: Matt Christenson, Joshua Anderson, Lily Hanson, Soren Hanson, Evalyn Cleary, Clara Cleary, James Cleary, Aliza Cleary, Freya Hanson, Otis Hanson, Myrtle Jo Hanson, Gwendolyn Quinn, Isabella Quinn, and nieces, nephews and extended family.
A special note of appreciation to the hospice caregivers and the compassionate and professional staff of Copper Glen and Luther Haven. Your service and kindness to the Hoidal family will always be held in the highest regard.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Helen Aldora Hoidal, was born on May 30, 1929, near Holloway, MN, the daughter of Alfred and Dora (Mecklenburg) Schlieman. Helen was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Fairfield Lutheran church in Holloway, MN. She grew up with her sisters on the family farm and helped with all of the farm chores, including milking the cows. She also helped out at the family store (Fairfield Store) in Fairfield township, along with her sisters. Helen was a proud graduate of Appleton High School in 1946. After graduating, Helen worked at the grocery store in Holloway.
On August 22, 1948, Helen was united in marriage to Bernard Hoidal at Fairfield Lutheran Church. They farmed for several years and then moved into Holloway. They were both very active in their church and community and Helen was a member of the PTA and Homemaker’s Club. She enjoyed hosting groups and gatherings in her home.
Helen and Bernard owned and managed Hoidal Trailer Court in Montevideo for 20 years. Helen managed the business while Bernard traveled in summertime for road construction work. While still in Holloway , Helen and the kids traveled with Bernard in the summer months, camping out in the converted school bus at work sites across the state. Helen and Bernard also enjoyed driving escort for Friendship Homes of Montevideo.
Helen was a kind, thoughtful and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing and summertime adventures. On Friday evenings in the summer, she loved to be with her family as they cheered for Bernard and his brother Lyle at the stock car races. Helen had a beautiful flower garden every summer. She enjoyed playing cards and games (especially Scrabble), often winning. Helen loved to cook and bake and prepare dinners for the family, especially during the holidays. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Helen was called from this life on Friday evening, Nov. 22, 2019, while a resident of Luther Haven Nursing Home. She was 90 years of age.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred & Dora Schlieman, her husband of 65 years, Bernard (2013), and four sisters: Vivian Holzheimer, Winifred Erdman, Bernadine Grages and DeMaris Cornwell. She is survived by her sister, Eileen (Milton) Hoidal, Lyle (Jean) Hoidal, and Erma Belshaw.
Loving and grateful family are : daughters, Carol Anderson (fiancé Larry Nelson) of Clinton, MN, Sherry (Lee) Myhre of Montevideo, MN, Jeanne (Patrick) Cleary of Spicer, MN and son, Allen (Denise) Hoidal of Brooklyn Park, MN; her 10 grandchildren- Mike (Peg) Christenson, Julie (Mark) Hudson, Kristin Quinn, Eric Myhre, Rian (Abby) Cleary , Phil (Bekah) Cleary, Stacia Hanson, Sara Jo (Stephen) Hanson, Alayna Hoidal and Ava Hoidal, and fourteen great grandchildren: Matt Christenson, Joshua Anderson, Lily Hanson, Soren Hanson, Evalyn Cleary, Clara Cleary, James Cleary, Aliza Cleary, Freya Hanson, Otis Hanson, Myrtle Jo Hanson, Gwendolyn Quinn, Isabella Quinn, and nieces, nephews and extended family.
A special note of appreciation to the hospice caregivers and the compassionate and professional staff of Copper Glen and Luther Haven. Your service and kindness to the Hoidal family will always be held in the highest regard.
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