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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271669
Title: Rebecca Helm
Date: 8/29/1952-4/12/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 8/29/1952
Summary: Rebecca Ann "Becky" Helm, 72, of Ray, ND, passed away at her home on April 12, 2025. Funeral services were held April 23, 2025, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Tioga, ND Becky was born on August 29, 1952, in New Brighton, PA, to Theron and Naomi (Steen) Gorrell. She grew up in New Brighton, graduating high school in 1970. She attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA where she received her BA in elementary education in 1974. That same year, she married her high school sweetheart, Steve Helm. During their 50 years of marriage Steve and Becky welcomed three children, Heidi, Ian, and Leslie, and lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, eventually ending up in Ray, ND. Becky was an animal lover. She volunteered as a docent at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY, for several years. The Helms’ home was always full of animals as well; cats, dogs, birds, guinea pigs, fish, snakes, a rabbit, and a gecko could all be found at different times. She loved wild birds and butterflies, keeping beautiful gardens to attract them to her yard. Becky was best known for her photography. An avid amateur photographer, she took amazing photographs of landscapes, churches, wildlife, flowers and more. She had cards available at Books on Broadway in Williston, ND, for many years. Becky was published in North Dakota Horizons calendar and magazine, North Dakota Game and Fish calendar and magazine, and Shutterbug magazine. She won several awards for photography, including winning best of show at the North Dakota State Fair one year. As a nature lover, Becky enjoyed traveling to both state and national parks for photography. Some of her favorite trips included Yosemite National Park, the Painted Desert in the Petrified Forest National Park, Olympic National Park, and Mount Rainier National Park. She also enjoyed many trips to Theodore Roosevelt National Park each year. Becky and Steve also traveled internationally, enjoying trips to Costa Rica, Bermuda, England, and Germany. Becky is survived by her husband of 50 years, Steve Helm; three children, Heidi (Bill) Owens, of Atlanta, GA, Ian (Christine) Helm, of Phoenix, AZ, Leslie (Dan) Kunkel, of Tioga, ND; three grandchildren, Hadessah Owens, Lena and Erik Kunkel; brother, Theron (Anna) Gorrell; sister, Peggy Gorrell; brother-in-law, Phil (Donna) Hoskins-Helm; mother-in-law, Kathy Helm; several nieces and nephews. Becky was preceded in death by her parents, Theron and Naomi Gorrell; father-in-law, Paul Helm.
Red ID: FND_I_79165 Image ID: 529157 Image Notes: FND001 271669

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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