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Raymond Helseth Sr.

Nov. 24, 1934-Oct. 27, 2017

Raymond Helseth Sr.,

82, Minot, died Friday,

October 27, 2017, in a

Minot nursing home.

Raymond Lawrence

Helseth Sr. was born on

November 24, 1934, to

Reinhold and Opal

(Getchell) Torgrimson in

Minot. His upbringing

and education took place

north of Minot in Tatman

Township of Ward Coun-

ty, North Dakota.

Raymond was united in

marriage to Dorothy War-

ner on November 13,

1956, at Zion Lutheran

Church in Minot. They

made their home in

Keene, ND, until 1962

when they moved to

Minot. Raymond was em-

ployed as a heavy equip-

ment operator in the con-

struction industry

throughout North Dakota

for many years. He was a

proud member of Operat-

ing Engineers Local 49.

Raymond was a past

member of Zion Lutheran

Church and the Moose

Lodge of Minot. He en-

joyed fishing, hunting and

playing cards with his

family. He spent time in

the garden with his wife

even if most of that time

was spent weeding and

tilling. He also enjoyed at-

tending auction sales.

Raymond will be missed

deeply by all who shared

in his life.

His family includes lov-

ing wife of nearly 61

years, Dorothy Helseth,

Minot; children, Raymond

Jr. (Diane) Helseth, Bur-

lington, ND, Rodney Hel-

seth of South Dakota, Su-

san (Mike) Ell, Under-

wood, ND, Russell (Darla)

Helseth of South Dakota

and Darrell Helseth,

Minot, ND; numerous

grandchildren, sister, Ar-

dith Johnson, Plaza, ND;

brothers, Allen (Phyllis)

Helseth and Marvin

(Marilyn) Helseth, both of

Missouri, along with

numerous nieces, neph-

ews and cousins.

Raymond was preceded

in death by his parents

and a brother-in-law, Ver-

non Johnson.

Funeral Service: 1:30

p.m. Monday, October 30,

2017, at the Thomas Fam-

ily Funeral Home, Minot.

Interment: Sunset

Memorial Gardens, Minot.

Visitation: Sunday, Oc-

tober 29, 2017, from 4:00

p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to Trinity Homes of

Minot for activities.

Those wanting to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories and

condolences are invited to

use the expressions of

sympathy section at

(www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com).