Helen (Harberts) Dammer, age 84, of Worthington died Sunday June 27, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. Helen was born on June 12, 1926, in Rushmore, MN to Jacob and Johanna (Tjaden) Harberts. She attended Rushmore school. On November 22, 1944, Helen married John Dammer. They resided in Rushmore until 1971 when they moved to Worthington.
Helen was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She loved to cook and bake and worked for many years in local restaurants. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren. The grandchildren never left her home without a bag of “Grandma’s Goodies”. On family outings, Helen always caught the biggest fish. She always enjoyed visiting her sister, Jenny, and her husband Bert in Colorado.
Surviving are her husband, John; three children , Larry (Kay) Dammer, Cannon Falls, MN; Ron (Joyce) Dammer, Mountain Lake, MN; Pat (Jim) Karl, Worthington; 12 grandchildren; Tiffany (Chad) LaBahn, Melanie (James) Larson, Holly Dammer, Kyle (Jozette) Dammer, Stacy (Mike) Steffensen, Shannon (Wayne) Smith, Tara Dammer, Ashley Dammer, Blake Batty, Mitch Batty, Jackie (Brian) Seifert, Krista (Josh) Brassfield and 13 great-grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Hajo and William, five sisters, Tillie Fetkhenher, Susie Fetkhenher, Diana Johnson, Jennie Busman and Grace Wilson.
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