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Helen Anna Louise Wellner Berens

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Birth	:	13 Sep 1919
Death	:	11 Jul 2017
Burial	:	Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0833015, -95.5942001
Description	:	Helen A.L. Berens September 13, 1919 - July 11, 2017 Helena Anna Louise Wellner spent her life faithfully serving her family, her friends and her Lord. She was born Sept. 13, 1919, to Herman and Anna Wellner on a farm near Ute, Iowa. She died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the age of ninty-seven. She was baptized Sept. 28, 1919, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ute by Rev. R. Amstein. She attended Lutheran elementary school in Ute and later in Charter Oak when her family moved to a farm about three miles from town. She was confirmed... Read More	Helen A.L. Berens September 13, 1919 - July 11, 2017 Helena Anna Louise Wellner spent her life faithfully serving her family, her friends and her Lord. She was born Sept. 13, 1919, to Herman and Anna Wellner on a farm near Ute, Iowa. She died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the age of ninty-seven. She was baptized Sept. 28, 1919, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ute by Rev. R. Amstein. She attended Lutheran elementary school in Ute and later in Charter Oak when her family moved to a farm about three miles from town. She was confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. She remembers walking to school with her two younger sisters and carrying the youngest, Marie, on her back. She worked as a hired girl in homes in the Charter Oak area, then for a family in Ft. Collins, Colorado, for one year. She returned to Charter Oak and worked for Dr. Edward and Dr. Dora Zaeski. She and Hubert “Buster” Berens were married on Feb. 16, 1941, at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak by Pastor W. Schroeder, and they farmed several places near Charter Oak. They moved into town in 1979. Helen was devoted to her church and its school. She was active in Ladies Aid and served on its Altar Guild and Eventide Committee and also was an active member of the school’s Parent Teacher League. She loved to be outside and planted lots of flowers and a big vegetable garden each year until she was in her mid 90s. She canned and froze the garden produce and made several kinds of pickles. She also was known for her cooking and baking, especially her caramel rolls, bread rolls and angel food cakes. She will be remembered by family and friends for her kindness and generosity, her eagerness to help anyone who needed her and her sweet nature. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hubert, in 2002; four brothers and five sisters. Survivors include: one sister, Emma; sons and wives, Dennis and Charlyne, David and Diane, and Dean and Rebecca; six grandchildren, Rebecca and her husband, Bill; Rachel and her husband, Michael; Sarah; Laura and her husband, Todd; Christian and his wife, Jaime; Leah and her husband, Ryan; nine great-grandchildren.

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Latitude: 42.0833015
Longitude: -95.5942001

Family Members:

Parent

Herman John Karl Ludwig Wellner

(1875 - 1961)

Anna Wilhelmine Caroline Timm Wellner

(1886 - 1946)

Spouse

Hubert Ralph Berens

(1918 - 2002)

Siblings

August Wellner

(1914 - 1980)

Infant Wellner

(1917 - 1917)

Ruth Emma Wellner Schmieder

(1921 - 2017)

Marie Lydia Wellner Christiansen

(1923 - 1974)

Emma E Wellner Langholdt

(1926 - 2018)

unexist

(unknow - unknow)

Dorothy Evelyn Wellner Kroll

(1932 - 2014)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0833015, -95.5942001

2. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0825005, -95.5943985

3. Charter Oak Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0814018, -95.5942001

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Coordinate: 42.0802994, -95.5757980

5. Bockelmann Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0954020, -95.5357330

6. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1385000, -95.6133000

7. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1215000, -95.5265000

8. Saint Clair Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0592003, -95.7089005

9. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0583000, -95.7093964

10. Willow Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9913776, -95.6141702

11. Hartliben Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1967010, -95.6707993

12. Morgan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1394005, -95.4403000

13. Putman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0233002, -95.7506027

14. Otter Creek Cemetery
Otter Creek Township, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1749180, -95.4310208

15. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1556015, -95.7814026

16. Mount Hope Cemetery
Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1571999, -95.7814026

17. Heisler Cemetery
Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.7683029

18. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

19. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

20. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972

21. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

22. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331

23. Liston Township Cemetery
Danbury, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2468987, -95.7182999

24. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Danbury, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2498660, -95.7189930