Helen Jorgensen

HELEN JORGENSEN Onslow Helen Arline Jorgensen, 92, of Onslow, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lahey Funeral Home in Wyoming, Iowa. The funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Calvary Baptist Church in Onslow, followed by burial at the Wyoming Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Onslow Community Center. Helen was born in Harlan, Iowa, on Aug. 11, 1923, to Christian Miller and Myrtle Nelson. She completed 12 years of schooling and married Kenneth D. Jorgensen on April 4, 1943, in Omaha, Neb. She worked as a homemaker and was an owner-operator of Onslow Grocery Store. She also worked for Big Bills Feed and Fertilizer, as well as Dekalb Feeds. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, serving as Sunday school teacher, superintendent and church secretary. She was married to her sweetheart, Kenneth, for 62 years. Together they loved and raised four (exceptional!) children, Linda, Tom, John and Jim. They watched their family grow to include their children's spouses, eight grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, two great- grandchildren and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren. Helen was a beautiful woman of great determination, dedication and hard work. She was a giving person who had an amazing passion for helping and serving others. Her love was as abundant as her energy. She was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ whom she served in many ways, both known and unknown, to those she ministered to. She never backed away from an opportunity to share her faith with those around her. In spite of her slowly deteriorating condition, her attitude was relentlessly positive. She never gave up trying to get better and now she truly is "better," as she has completed her 92-year journey to Jesus. Hers was a life well-lived. Helen is survived by her children, Lee (Linda) Swenson, Orem, Utah, Tom (Laurie) Jorgensen, Kansas City, Kan., John (Linda) Jorgensen, Clinton, and Jim (Tina) Jorgensen, Tipton; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Jorgensen; her parents, Christian and Myrtle; a grandson, Michael Swenson; and seven brothers and sisters.