HELGA E. TJEPKES, age 81, of Wykoff, Minn., died Thursday morning, June 16, 2016, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.
Helga was born April 11, 1935, in Stromberg, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Erika (Bockius) Seifert.
Prior to her marriage she was a dental assistant in Wiesbaden, Germany.
She married Charles Tjepkes July 10, 1954, in Wiesbaden. Charles was a member of the US Air Force from 1951- 1971 so the couple made their homes in Germany, Minneapolis, Okinawa, Washington State, back to Germany, to Glasgow, Montana, Grand Forks, N. Dakota and then Fairbanks, Alaska, where she lived in a log cabin in North Pole, Alaska.
Following Charles’s discharge the couple made their home in Grand Meadow and then in 1974 they settled in Wykoff.
During the time they were in the service she was employed at various base exchanges.
Following their retirement from the service she worked at LeRoy Products and with her husband owned and operated Charlie’s on Broadway in Spring Valley where she was known for her cakes and pies.
Helga enjoyed knitting hats for newborns in area hospitals, cooking, bingo and loved to spoil her grandchildren.
Helga is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles; children, Patricia (Wayne) DeYoung of Spring Valley, Rebecca (Garry) Schmidt of Wykoff, Mary Ann Tjepkes of Wykoff, and Charles Tjepkes Jr. of Wykoff; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Erika Bernsmann of Wiesbaden, Germany.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a grandson, Joey.
There will be a private graveside family service 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston to be followed by a Celebration of Life, which is opened to all family and friends, 2:30 p.m., at the Wykoff Community Center.
Obituary & photo published by Thauwald Funeral Homes
Helga was born April 11, 1935, in Stromberg, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Erika (Bockius) Seifert.
Prior to her marriage she was a dental assistant in Wiesbaden, Germany.
She married Charles Tjepkes July 10, 1954, in Wiesbaden. Charles was a member of the US Air Force from 1951- 1971 so the couple made their homes in Germany, Minneapolis, Okinawa, Washington State, back to Germany, to Glasgow, Montana, Grand Forks, N. Dakota and then Fairbanks, Alaska, where she lived in a log cabin in North Pole, Alaska.
Following Charles’s discharge the couple made their home in Grand Meadow and then in 1974 they settled in Wykoff.
During the time they were in the service she was employed at various base exchanges.
Following their retirement from the service she worked at LeRoy Products and with her husband owned and operated Charlie’s on Broadway in Spring Valley where she was known for her cakes and pies.
Helga enjoyed knitting hats for newborns in area hospitals, cooking, bingo and loved to spoil her grandchildren.
Helga is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles; children, Patricia (Wayne) DeYoung of Spring Valley, Rebecca (Garry) Schmidt of Wykoff, Mary Ann Tjepkes of Wykoff, and Charles Tjepkes Jr. of Wykoff; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Erika Bernsmann of Wiesbaden, Germany.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a grandson, Joey.
There will be a private graveside family service 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston to be followed by a Celebration of Life, which is opened to all family and friends, 2:30 p.m., at the Wykoff Community Center.
Obituary & photo published by Thauwald Funeral Homes
HELGA E. TJEPKES, age 81, of Wykoff, Minn., died Thursday morning, June 16, 2016, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.
Helga was born April 11, 1935, in Stromberg, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Erika (Bockius) Seifert.
Prior to her marriage she was a dental assistant in Wiesbaden, Germany.
She married Charles Tjepkes July 10, 1954, in Wiesbaden. Charles was a member of the US Air Force from 1951- 1971 so the couple made their homes in Germany, Minneapolis, Okinawa, Washington State, back to Germany, to Glasgow, Montana, Grand Forks, N. Dakota and then Fairbanks, Alaska, where she lived in a log cabin in North Pole, Alaska.
Following Charles’s discharge the couple made their home in Grand Meadow and then in 1974 they settled in Wykoff.
During the time they were in the service she was employed at various base exchanges.
Following their retirement from the service she worked at LeRoy Products and with her husband owned and operated Charlie’s on Broadway in Spring Valley where she was known for her cakes and pies.
Helga enjoyed knitting hats for newborns in area hospitals, cooking, bingo and loved to spoil her grandchildren.
Helga is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles; children, Patricia (Wayne) DeYoung of Spring Valley, Rebecca (Garry) Schmidt of Wykoff, Mary Ann Tjepkes of Wykoff, and Charles Tjepkes Jr. of Wykoff; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Erika Bernsmann of Wiesbaden, Germany.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a grandson, Joey.
There will be a private graveside family service 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston to be followed by a Celebration of Life, which is opened to all family and friends, 2:30 p.m., at the Wykoff Community Center.
Obituary & photo published by Thauwald Funeral Homes
Helga was born April 11, 1935, in Stromberg, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Erika (Bockius) Seifert.
Prior to her marriage she was a dental assistant in Wiesbaden, Germany.
She married Charles Tjepkes July 10, 1954, in Wiesbaden. Charles was a member of the US Air Force from 1951- 1971 so the couple made their homes in Germany, Minneapolis, Okinawa, Washington State, back to Germany, to Glasgow, Montana, Grand Forks, N. Dakota and then Fairbanks, Alaska, where she lived in a log cabin in North Pole, Alaska.
Following Charles’s discharge the couple made their home in Grand Meadow and then in 1974 they settled in Wykoff.
During the time they were in the service she was employed at various base exchanges.
Following their retirement from the service she worked at LeRoy Products and with her husband owned and operated Charlie’s on Broadway in Spring Valley where she was known for her cakes and pies.
Helga enjoyed knitting hats for newborns in area hospitals, cooking, bingo and loved to spoil her grandchildren.
Helga is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles; children, Patricia (Wayne) DeYoung of Spring Valley, Rebecca (Garry) Schmidt of Wykoff, Mary Ann Tjepkes of Wykoff, and Charles Tjepkes Jr. of Wykoff; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Erika Bernsmann of Wiesbaden, Germany.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a grandson, Joey.
There will be a private graveside family service 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston to be followed by a Celebration of Life, which is opened to all family and friends, 2:30 p.m., at the Wykoff Community Center.
Obituary & photo published by Thauwald Funeral Homes
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