Helene Foreman, 98, Dickinson, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at the St. Luke’s Home, Dickinson. Helen’s Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 20, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Keith Streifel as the celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Ladbury Funeral Service, with a rosary & vigil at 7 p.m., with Deacon Victor Dvorak presiding.
Helene E. Schmidt was born July 19, 1916 at Dickinson, the daughter of Peter and Lena (Dassinger) Schmidt. Raised on the family farm eight miles SE of Dickinson, attending the local rural school. She remembers from her childhood riding a horse and buggy into town.
While working in Dickinson, she met Glen Owen and they were united in marriage. Five children were born, Richard, Edith, Faye, Walter, and Sarah. She and Glen lived and raised their family in Belfield where he managed the Rugby Milling Company grain elevator. Upon his death she moved back to Dickinson. Helene married Nick Sebastian and he died five years later. She was then united in marriage to Ray Foreman. Together they loved dancing, fishing and traveling around the states visiting family and friends while seeing new places.
Helene loved singing, cooking, and gardening. She was a seamstress and enjoyed knitting and passing these skills on to her children and grandchildren. She also was an avid reader and word puzzle fan. Her greatest love was doing and being involved with her extended family in their many activities.
Helene is survived by three children, Richard (Geri) Owen, Walter (Dee Ann) Owen, and Sarah (David) Schreder; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Rose Dvorak; stepson, Ron (Sue) Foreman; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her Husbands, Glen, Nick, and Ray; daughters, Edith May Owen, and Faye Marie Bohlken; parents, Peter and Lena; brothers, Lawrence, Frank and Victor; and sister, Anna.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the St. Luke’s Home.
