Darwin Helmers

Darwin Helmers, 82,

Minot, ND, formerly of

Donnybrook, ND, passed

away Monday, July 6,

2020, at his home with his

family by his side.

Darwin James Helmers

was born June 21, 1938,

in Renville County, North

Dakota. He was the son of

John and Alice (Hansen)

Helmers. When growing

up, Darwin attended the

Trinity Evangelical Luth-

eran Church in Tolley,

ND, where he was bap-

tized and confirmed.

Darwin graduated from

Donnybrook High School

in 1956.

Darwin was once mar-

ried to Arlene Bangs and

from that union three

children were born: Dan,

Sara and Teresa. Darwin

then married Regena

“Jeanne” Ellingson on Au-

gust 15, 2003 at St. Leo

the Great Roman Catholic

Church in Minot, ND.

They continued to live in

rural Minot.

Darwin ran the grain

elevator in Coulee, ND for

a period of time. He then

started his own meat shop

in Donnybrook and later

moved it to Kenmare, ND.

His last job was as

manager of the grain

elevator in Carpio, ND. He

retired from that position

when he turned 60 with

declining health.

Darwin loved to dance

and he and Jeanne spent

many Saturday nights at

Mouse River Park. He also

enjoyed hunting and fish-

ing, and in his earlier

years, camping with his

family. After retirement,

Darwin took up wood-

working. He made many

items for their home and

for his daughters as well.

Darwin’s children and

grandchildren were al-

ways a very important

part of his life.

Those Who Shared in

Darwin’s Life: His wife,

Jeanne, Minot; son, Dan

(Diane) Helmers (Diane

passed away Monday,

July 6, shortly after

Darwin did), Stanley;

daughters, Sara (Rodney)

Schatz, Drake and Teresa

(Cory) Egeberg, Don-

nybrook; grandchildren,

Ashley (Colby) Braun,

Matthew Helmers, Jamie

Sortino, Jonathan Sortino,

Austin Schatz, Wyatt

Schatz, Taylor (Shelby)

Egeberg and Tanner Ege-

berg; great-grandchildren,

Axyl, Aizyn, Hendryx and

Haylen Braun, Oaklyn

Egeberg, and one more

due in January of 2021;

Jeanne’s children, Theresa

(Ron) Bolinske and their

children Aaron, Evan and

Cameron, and Sherry

(Jack) Oldenburg and

their children, Caitlin and

James; sister, Darlene

King, of Ohio.

Darwin was preceded

in death by: his parents,

John and Alice Helmers;

brothers, Allen (La-

Vonne), Eddie (Millie)

and Lyle (Margie); sister,

Ethel (Gerald) Lawson;

and daughter-in-law, Di-

ane Helmers, who passed

away shortly after Darwin.

Funeral: Tuesday, July

14, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at

Trinity Evangelical Luth-

eran Church, Tolley, ND.

Graveside Service:

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at

3:00 pm at Lakeview

Cemetery, Kenmare, ND.

Due to the Coronavirus

Pandemic, please observe

social distancing.

Visitation: Monday,

July 13, from 5 to 6 p.m.

at Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Memorials: Memorials

are preferred to Trinity

Hospice of Minot and

Trinity Evangelical

Church of Tolley.

The service will be

video recorded for the

public to view and can be

accessed later that day by

going to

YouTube:

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Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.