Helen
Stennes, 90
 Thief
River Falls - Helen Stennes, 90, died
Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Memorial
Mass was held on Saturday,
July 10, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief
River Falls, with Father Tim McGee presiding.
Helen
Katherine Kranz was born May 15, 1914, in Hastings,
the daughter of Charles N. and Grace E. (Rude)
Kranz. She was baptized and confirmed into the
Catholic Faith. Helen graduated from Hastings High
School in 1931 and graduated from Bemidji State
University in 1933, with a degree in Elementary
Education.
On
September 15, 1937, Helen was united in marriage to
Roy Orlin Stennes in Greenbush. The couple lived on
a farm 2 miles east of Strandquist. Helen was an
elementary school teacher at rural schools and
Strandquist Public School for 30 years, retiring in
1972.
She
also was employed at Arctic Enterprises, Karlstad,
from 1972 to 1974. She owned and operated the
Stennes Café in Strandquist from 1974-1976.
Helen substitute taught from 1976 to 1981, when the
family moved to Thief River Falls, where she
resided until her death.
In
April of 2003, she moved into the CNC Unit of
Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls.
Helen
enjoyed spending time with family and friends. On
March 24, 1946, she became the first president of
American Legion Auxiliary Post 466 in Strandquist.
Survivors
include two daughters, Geraldine Stennes and Wendy
(Terry) Lehrer, all of Thief River Falls; a
granddaughter, Rebecca Lehrer of Thief River Falls;
four sisters, Lucille Mienies of Cannon Falls,
Charlotte Sorenson of Warren, Phyllis (Joe) Rensch
of Oakdale and Theresa (Ernest) Oistad of Karlstad;
four sisters-in-law, Adeline Stennes and Fern
Kranz, both of Thief River Falls, Florence Rhodes
of Des Moines, Wash. and Doris Kranz of Fargo, N.D.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, April
28, 1986, parents, brothers, Charles and Gilbert
Kranz and sister, Blanche Folland.
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