Helen Milbrand, 93, of Glencoe
Helen (Najmon) Milbrand, 93, of Glencoe, passed away Friday, Feb. 1, at Ebenezer Bel Rae Senior Living in Mounds View.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m., at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Helen Township, rural Glencoe, Minnesota. An internment service will be held at a later date in the church cemetery.
Pastor Steve Smith will be the officiating clergy
Kathy Stuedemann will be the organist.
Helen (Najmon) Milbrand was born Aug. 29, 1925, in Pine County, Pine City. She was the daughter of Frank and Anna (Novak) Najmon. In 1960, Helen was baptized and confirmed in her faith as an adult at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Helen Township, rural Glencoe. She received her education through the eighth at Sauter Country School in Pine City.
Helen was united in marriage to Verlin Milbrand Dec. 21, 1959, at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. She and Verlin made their home in Glencoe. They shared over 46 years of marriage, until Verlin passed away Oct. 2, 2006.
In addition to being a loving wife and homemaker, she helped Verlin on the farm until 2006 when they retired. Mrs. Milbrand was a faithful member at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. She enjoyed reading, gardening and plants. Helen loved the time spent with family and friends.
Mrs. Milbrand passed away Friday, Feb. 1, at the Ebenezer Bel Rae Senior Living in Mounds View, at the age of 93 years, 5 months and 3 days. Blessed be her memory.
She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Caroline Lind, David Najmon and his wife, Lisa, Diane Najmon, Janet DeMuth and her husband, David; great nieces and nephews, Deborah Kasan and her husband, Edward, Gerald Lind and his wife, Melanie, Ronald Lind and his wife, Michele, Susan Johnson and her husband, Bruce, Chris Lind and his wife, Pam, Brent Graber and his wife, Kayla, Jacob Graber, Nicole Najmon, Amanda Najmon; great-great nieces and nephews; many other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Milbrand is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Anna Najmon; husband, Verlin Milbrand; brothers, Frank Najmon and his wife, Nora, Joseph Najmon, Charlie Najmon and his wife, Violet, Emil Najmon and his wife, Betty, Rynold Najmon, Richard Najmon and his wife, Arlene; nephew, Gerhart Najmon and his wife, Cheryl.
The Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel of Glencoe handled the arrangements. Its Web site is www.mcbridechapel.com where online obituaries and guestbook available.
