HELEN C. PAULSEN, age 91, of Round Lake, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at her home. She was born August 9, 1920, on the family farm in Round Lake Township, rural Jackson County, to Hans and Alma (Untiedt) Bockwoldt. She attended country school in District #76, rural Round Lake.
Helen married Earl Paulsen on January 4, 1945, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Sioux Valley, MN. After their marriage, the couple lived in Round Lake.
She was a homemaker; and a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Round Lake. Helen did sewing & upholstery work for many years. She enjoyed vegetable & flower gardening, and spending time with her friends & family, especially her grandchildren & great grandchildren.
Helen is survived by her two daughters, Linda Paulsen, Round Lake; and Donna (Keith) Prentice, Terril, IA; two grandchildren, Stephanie (Chuck) Berg, Terril, IA; and Gregory Prentice, Terril, IA; six great grandchildren, Jonathan, Trentyn, Michael & Josie Mae Berg; and Logan & Tate Prentice; and a sister, Irene Bockwoldt, Worthington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl, in 1997; grandson, Brian Prentice; four brothers, William, Walter, Edwin & Raymond Bockwoldt; and two sisters, Alice & Velma Bockwoldt.
Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Friday, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington; and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Funeral will be 10 am Saturday at the Bethel Lutheran Church, in Round Lake, officiated by Rev. Ben Rucker. Burial will be in the Round Lake Cemetery.
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