Helen was born September 27, 1953, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Allen H. and Adell L. (Carlson) Hanson. She was baptized at Dell Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Sherburn. Helen was raised and educated in Sherburn where she was a 1971 graduate of Sherburn High School. She had formerly worked as an editor for a publishing company. Helen is survived by her sister, Cathy (Craig) Cain of Sherburn, aunts, Josephine Carlson of Blue Earth and Edith Hanson of Lafayette, Colorado, and many cousins, nieces & nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents.