Martha M. Helland

MASON CITY: Martha M. Helland, 84, of Mason City, died Friday, February 21, 2014, at the IOOF Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Joel Dahlen, St. James Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the North Iowa Humane Society. Martha was born June 10, 1929 in Aurial, Iowa the daughter of Henry and Hazel (Peterson) Husman. She married Robert L. Helland October 8, 1955 in Tijuana, Mexico. Martha worked as a waitress in the restaurant business her entire life. A few of her interests included any outdoor activity, especially mowing her yard, and Saturday night dances at the VFW. She loved her 2 cats, Ashey and Angel and her best friend, Charlotte. Martha is survived by 3 daughters, Peggie (Richard) Bader of Hiawatha, Patricia “Kay” Lawson-Best of Rowlett, Texas, and Susan Duncan of Des Moines; son, Dale Buffington of Mason City; 9 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Lily Nelson of Sibley, Jo (Robert) Greinke of Alta, and Frieda (Wayne) Congdon of Fort Adkins, Wisconsin; 1 brother, Clifford Husman of Sioux City. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Robert, 1 granddaughter, 1 great granddaughter, and 4 sisters.

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