Helen grew up on a farm, attended Malone Grade School and graduated from the Mount Horeb High School in 1938. Her young adult years were tempered by the depression and World War II.
She married Alfred Abplanalp in 1947 at the Mount Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church in a rather rare double wedding with Alfred's brother, Harold and his bride, Rachel. Before her marriage she worked as a caretaker and secretary. After marrying, she and Alfred made cheese, first at the Barber Cheese Factory in rural Barneveld, then at the West Middleton Cheese Factory in rural Middleton. Helen also worked at the State of Wisconsin for 19 years, retiring from the Department of Emergency Government in June 1983. Helen spent much of her retirement years traveling the community, Hawaii, Switzerland and Norway.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred in 1973; and daughter, Nancy Arneson. She was the seventh of nine children and was preceded in death by her sisters, Benunie, Genevia, Verna, Alma and Mertle; and brothers, Gaylord, Marty and Harland.
Helen is survived by son, Chuck of Verona; grandchildren, Heidi, Edie, Jennifer and Gregory; great-grandchildren, Aishanay, Walter and Finn; and son-in-law, Rod Arneson.
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Helen grew up on a farm, attended Malone Grade School and graduated from the Mount Horeb High School in 1938. Her young adult years were tempered by the depression and World War II.
She married Alfred Abplanalp in 1947 at the Mount Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church in a rather rare double wedding with Alfred's brother, Harold and his bride, Rachel. Before her marriage she worked as a caretaker and secretary. After marrying, she and Alfred made cheese, first at the Barber Cheese Factory in rural Barneveld, then at the West Middleton Cheese Factory in rural Middleton. Helen also worked at the State of Wisconsin for 19 years, retiring from the Department of Emergency Government in June 1983. Helen spent much of her retirement years traveling the community, Hawaii, Switzerland and Norway.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred in 1973; and daughter, Nancy Arneson. She was the seventh of nine children and was preceded in death by her sisters, Benunie, Genevia, Verna, Alma and Mertle; and brothers, Gaylord, Marty and Harland.
Helen is survived by son, Chuck of Verona; grandchildren, Heidi, Edie, Jennifer and Gregory; great-grandchildren, Aishanay, Walter and Finn; and son-in-law, Rod Arneson.
Gunderson Camacho Mount Horeb Funeral & Cremation
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Benunie Leona Martinson Schwarz
1911–1999
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Geneva Martinson Dettwiler
1913–1995
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Verna J Martinson Grundahl
1915–2012
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Gaylord E Martinson
1917–2007
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Alma B. Martinson Skindrud
1919–2013
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Myrtle Clarice "Myrt" Martinson Showers
1923–2017
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Harland Burnette Martinson
1926–2019
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Martin Torkel "Marty" Martinson Jr
1928–2001
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