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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272155
Title: Laures E. Helseth
Date: 7/9/1947-4/3/2026
Inscription/Marks: 7/9/1947
Summary: Laures Helseth, 78, of Tioga, ND, passed away in the early morning hours of April 3, 2026, with her loving husband Bob by her side. A private family service was held at Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home in Tioga. Inurnment was in the Helseth family plot at Columbus, ND. Laures Eloise Lien was born July 9, 1947, to parents Herbert and Marie Lien of Powers Lake, ND. Laures was the third born in a set of triplets, along with her brother Wendell and sister Laurel. She lived in rural Powers Lake until moving to White Earth when she was a young child. During high school, she was bused to Tioga, where she graduated in 1965. Laures attended Minot State College. After college, she was employed by Comart Peterson, an attorney in Tioga. She also worked for MAPS in Ray, then Fulkersons and Tioga Tribune in Tioga. Laures married Bob Helseth on October 13, 1968, in Columbus. They lived most of their married life in Tioga except for a few years in Havre, MT. Laures and Bob enjoyed a lot of summers living at the campground at Van Hook where they enjoyed fishing for walleye, as they were great fishermen. Laures enjoyed the companionship of her three cats, Midnight, Sissy, and Ebony, who brought her much enjoyment. Left to mourn her passing is her loving husband, Bob Helseth of Tioga; siblings, Elaine Martinson, Tioga, Floyd (Carmen) Lien, Minot, Leatha (Jim) Campbell, Minot, Laurel Wilmoth, Hardin, MT, Donald Lien, Powers Lake; brothers-in-law, Roger (Roberta) Helseth, Powers Lake, Barry (Candi) Helseth, Minot; and sisters-in-law, Patti (Keith) Denzler, Sheridan, WY, Lora Lee Peterson, McGregor, and Susan Lien, Colorado Springs, CO. Laures is also survived by several nephews, nieces, and cousins. Preceding Laures in death were her parents, Herbert and Marie Lien; brother, Wendell Lien, brothers-in-law, Kurt Helseth and Del Martinson; and father- and mother-in-law, Wallen and Dorothy Helseth.
Red ID: FND_I_79647 Image ID: 557367 Image Notes: FND001 272155

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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