Robert Helstedt

Robert Helstedt, 86,

Minot and formerly of

Bergen died on Sunday,

October 3, 2021 in a

Minot hospital.

Robert Larry Helstedt

was born on January 19,

1935 in Minot to Rudolph

and Luella (Haga) Hel-

stedt. They lived in Ber-

gen until the family

moved to Towner in 1939

when his father served as

McHenry County Sheriff.

The family returned to the

Bergen area in 1945 and

farmed in Odin Town-

ship. Robert graduated

from Bergen High School

in 1953.

Robert married the love

of his life, Ardella Weber,

on August 4, 1957 at Oak

Valley Lutheran Church

in Velva. They made

their home in Minot

where Robert was em-

ployed at Minot Dental

Lab. He was one of the

first certified dental tech-

nicians in North Dakota.

In 1974, Robert became a

civil service employee at

the Minot Air Force Base

where he worked in the

Paint Shop, Heat Shop

and Asbestos Removal

Shop. He retired in 1997.

Robert was a longtime

member of Augustana

Lutheran Church and

later Christ Lutheran

Church. Robert’s family

meant the world to him.

He also loved old tractors,

stationary engines, bib

overalls, Dish TV and

sweets. He was extremely

mechanical and could fix

anything. He was a

member of the Drake,

Lansford, and Makoti

Threshing Associations

and the Oliver Club.

Robert’s loving family

includes: his wife of 64

years Ardella; daughters:

Sue Doeling of Houston,

Barb (Pete) Schmitt of

Minneapolis; grandchil-

dren: Steven (Mary) Doel-

ing and Kathleen (Craig)

Elsbury; great grandson:

Lucas Elsbury; sisters: Au-

drey Hultman of Greeley,

CO and Bonnie (Curt)

Feist of Velva;

brother-in-law: Arno

(Sharon) Weber of Minot

and several nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Robert was preceded in

death by: his parents.

The family wishes to

thank the staff at Edge-

wood for their excellent

care of Robert the past

eight months. Special

thanks to LaVonne Gul-

lickson for her caregiving

and friendship these past

years.

Celebration of the Life

of Robert Helstedt: Satur-

day, October 9, 2021 at

2:00 p.m. at Christ Luth-

eran Church – Minot.

The family requests that

all who are attending be

vaccinated and wear a

mask, and if unvaccinat-

ed, the family requests

you join them via a lives-

tream of the service, avail-

able by using the link in

the website obituary.

Interment will be in the

Bergen Cemetery with a

time of fellowship to fol-

low at the Bergen Church.

Visitation: Friday from

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in

the Thomas Family Fun-

eral Home – Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to the Bergen Cemetery or

Christ Lutheran Church.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.