Helen A.A. Hausladen, 95, of Glencoe
Helen
Hausladen
Helen Anna Alma (Werth) Hausladen, 95, of Glencoe, formerly of Lester Prairie, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services Long Term Care.
Memorial services were held Friday, June 17, at Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel in Lester Prairie with the Rev. Eric Nelson officiating. Rachel Clausen was the organist. Congregational hymns were “Just as I Am,” “Softly and Tenderly” and “How Great Thou Art.”
Penny Marie Schroeder was the urn bearer. Interment was in the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Lester Prairie.
Helen Anna Alma (Werth) Hausladen was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Bergen Township, McLeod County, the daughter of Albert and Wilhelmine (Kunkel) Werth. She was baptized as an infant on Jan. 30, 1921, by the Rev. W. Baumhoefener at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie, and was confirmed in her faith as a youth on March 25, 1934, by the Rev. E. Kolbe, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
On June 22, 1939, she was united in marriage to Reginald Hausladen by the Catholic priest in Winsted. The couple made their home in Lester Prairie. Their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Jean. The couple shared over 51 years of marriage before Mr. Hausladen’s death on Sept. 26, 1990.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Mrs. Hausladen worked at the Federated Store, Thiel’s Meat Market, and was a bookkeeper for her husband, Reginald, at their business, Hausladen Implement in Lester Prairie. She was an active member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie, where she belonged to the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML).
She was very creative. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, tailoring, decorating and reading. She also loved the holidays. She cherished the time spent with her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Richard Lange of Sun City West, Arizona; granddaughter, Penny (Rick) Schroeder of Ramsey; great-grandchildren, Megan Schroeder and Liesl (Noel) Paulson; great-great-grandchildren, Everly Grace Paulson and Harlow Faith Paulson; nieces, Marlene (Vernon) Zabell and Marlys Mackedanz; nephew, Kenneth (Pearl) Ortloff; other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Wilhelmine Werth; husband, Reginald Hausladen; sister and brother-in-law, Viola and Hilbert Ortloff; brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Marie Werth; and brother-in-law, Leroy Hausladen.
Arrangements were with the Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel in Lester Prairie. Online obituaries and guest book are available at www.hantge.com.
