Obituary of Helen Hesse

Helen Virginia Hesse, 99, of rural Isanti County, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at her son's home in Huntersville, North Carolina. She was born on January 7, 1913 in Hennepin County, Minnesota to Henry and Amy (Engblom) Haugan. She grew up in Norwood, Minnesota where she attended country school and graduated from Norwood-Young America High School in 1931. After high school she went on to attend Calhoun Business College in Minneapolis. Helen worked in Norwood for a number of firms until 1935 when she got a job as a stenographer with North American Life. She worked there for a year and a half until she was married. On April 25, 1937 she was united in marriage to Karl A. Hesse in Norwood, MN. They lived for a year at Concordia College in St. Paul and then moved to a farm in Isanti County. They owned and operated the farm for many years and raised their two sons Karl and Eric. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, husband Karl, son Eric and sister Marjorie Laufenberger. She is survived by son Karl and wife Merna Hesse of Huntersville, NC, three grandchildren Ellen and husband Kirk Brandt of Rock Hill, SC, Karl and wife Nicole Hesse of West Palm Beach, FL, Sara and husband David Gaffney of Southport, NC, five great grandchildren Kristin, Ian, Kyle, Karl and Christopher, as well as many other relatives and friends.