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Helen Perrigo

March 10, 1931-Aug. 31, 2017

Helen Perrigo, 86, Mi-

not, passed away Thurs-

day, August 31, 2017, at

Minot Health and Rehab.

Helen Marie Ford was

born March 10, 1931, the

daughter of Max and Beu-

lah (Bolson) Ford, in Lex-

ington, Kentucky. She

was raised in Lexington

until her teenage years,

when she moved with her

family to Denver, Colora-

do. She was educated in

Denver. She furthered her

education by attending

Denver University, where

she graduated with a de-

gree in Nursing.

Helen married James A.

Perrigo April 10, 1952, in

Denver, CO. They made

their home in Denver,

where she raised their two

children, Penelope and

Pamela. They had also

resided in Arizona, Cali-

fornia and Oregon before

moving to Minot, ND, in

1994. James passed away

in 2000.

Following her hus-

band’s death, she contin-

ued to reside in Minot.

She was a member of

Little Flower Catholic

Church in Minot, where

she enjoyed being active

in the Confraternity of

Christian Mothers. She

also enjoyed reading and

watching television.

Surviving family in-

cludes: daughters, Penny

Tallman, Minot, ND, and

Pamela (Steve) Tatman,

Commerce City, CO; four

grandchildren, Heather

(Vern) Tallman Girvin,

Jerry Tallman, Candice

Tatman, and David Tat-

man; 20 great-grandchild-

ren; two great great-grand-

children; a niece and a

nephew.

Helen was preceded in

death by her parents; hus-

band; infant twin sons;

brother, William Ford;

son-in-law, Dennis Tall-

man.

Cremation has taken

place.

A Private Family Ser-

vice will take place at a

later date.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).