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).