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Helen J. Anderson

October 3, 1927 — October 24, 2019

Helen Jean (Jacobsen) Anderson, age 92, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Eventide Senior Living, Moorhead.

Helen was born on October 3, 1927, on Oak Street in Lisbon, ND, to Clifford W. and Irene (Elijah) Jacobsen. In the spring of 1928, her family moved to West Fargo, ND. Her father was employed with Armour and Company Meat Packing Plant. In early 1946, they moved to Spokane, WA where they lived for a short time. Within the same year, they moved back to Fargo when her father got a job working for the Great Northern Railroad.

Helen worked at a movie theater and later the First National Bank. She married Harlan M. Anderson on August 15, 1953. Harlan, who was working for Osco Drug, was transferred to Waukegan, IL. There, their first child was born, a son named Gary. They lived in Green Bay, WI, and several towns in Indiana where Harlan worked for Haag Drug Company. In 1965, he got a job with Safeway Super S and lived in Denver, CO for two years. They moved back to Green Bay where their second child was born, a daughter named June. Harlan then got a job with Finch Gift House in California and they lived in Hayward, CA. In 1972, after Finch Gift House closed, they decided to move back to Fargo-Moorhead where Helen lived ever since.

Helen is survived by her two children, Gary and June Anderson; brothers, Harry (Kay) Jacobsen and Leroy (Karen) Jacobsen; and many other loving relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Harlan; and parents, Clifford and Irene.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 11:00 A.M., with a visitation starting at 10:00 A.M., at Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead. Burial will take place at Oakwood Cemetery in Lisbon, ND.

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Visitation

Sunday, October 29, 2023

10:00 - 11:00 am (Central time)

Wright Funeral Home - Moorhead

605 2nd Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560

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Service

Sunday, October 29, 2023

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Central time)

Wright Funeral Home - Moorhead

605 2nd Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560

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Cemetery

Sunday, October 29, 2023

2:00 - 2:15 pm (Central time)

Oakwood Cemetery

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