Helen Strand

November 18, 1918 - March 19, 2010

Helen Johanna Storlee was born on November 18, 1918 in Ransom County, ND, the daughter of Oscar B. and Nora Kristine (Nilson) Storlee. She attended Preston School near Nome, ND. As a young lady, she helped her parents on the farm as well as various farm families in the Nome area. On November 24, 1939, she was united in marriage to Ernest Strand in Fargo, ND. They made their home in Ransom County. In 1945, they purchased Ernest’s uncle’s farm and lived there until Ernest’s death in 1991. She worked at Maryhill Manor in Enderlin, ND for 12 years. Helen moved to Valley City, ND in 1991. She became a resident of the Sheyenne Care Center in 2005. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Valley City and formerly a member of St. Petri Lutheran Church in Nome. Helen in survived by her daughter, Carol (Larry) Foth of Valley City and two grandchildren, Cory Foth of Valley City and Kristy (James) Moen of Fargo, ND. She was preceded in death by her parents; 4 sisters, Edline, Olga, Madeline, and Alice; and 3 infant siblings.