Helen Poulsen Anderson was born Nov. 28, 1915, in Liberty, Idaho. She passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Rupert.
Helen was the fourth child of George Lorenzo and Suzie Amelia Smith Poulsen. There were four other children born to this marriage, Reed, Daisy who died at birth, Norma and Susie. Her mother died on April 9, 1918, when Susie was born. In the summer of 1918, her father was married again to Selma Christina Sorenson Jensen. She had one boy at that time, Leonard. Another son was born in April 1919, Cyril Jay who died a few weeks later of the flu. This union also produced five more children, Theone, Ezma, EuVada, Udell and VellaDee. Her father had a farm in Liberty, and worked it with his brother, Alma. The family later moved to the Jackson area and then to Rupert. The family lived in the American Falls area for a while, while her father worked on the dam. Helen attended schools in Rupert and graduated from high school there. Her real education was growing up and enduring the hard times of that era.
Helen met Richard Storey Anderson on the 4th of July at the Rupert Rodeo. They were married on Oct. 8, 1935, in Kemmerer, Wyo. They moved to Albion into one of the first framed houses in Cassia County and started ranching on 160 acres that belonged to Dick's mother. Helen has spent her entire life on this ranch. On Oct. 21, 1937, a son was born, which they named Oliver George. She didn't like either one of those names and forever after called him Dickie. Darla was born on Feb. 19, 1939. Dr. Sater delivered her and was paid a quarter of beef for his services. They had a cattle ranch and also raised and trained thoroughbred race horses. She always said her greatest achievement was serving as Dick's hired hand for 55 years. She claimed that if he had only known what a great hand she really was, he would have looked her up when she was 12 years old.
Helen was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints most of her life, serving as Primary president, was a teacher in the nursery for six years, Young Women's president for five years and Relief Society president. She was president of the 4-Leaf Clover Club and has held many positions in the Albion Grange. She was also the Noble Grand in the Rebekah Lodge, served as the district deputy president and received many other honors for her civic duties in her community. She was Grandma Queen for the Rupert Fair, and with Dick, the Grand Marshals of the Cassia County Fair. They were also inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame. She was a great story teller and loved to perform in plays and do readings. She supported everything her children were involved in, both in school and in family life.
Helen said she could never remember when she didn't have to work hard and growing up was very tough. She remembers that the whole family must have been a tough bunch because they all survived and none were really sick or had much wrong with them. She was always grateful to her parents for making her work hard, to accept responsibility, to be honest, to pay her debts, to contribute to society, and to always be concerned and compassionate to others.
She is survived by her son, Dick (Janice) Anderson, and daughter, Darla (ODeen) Redman, both of Albion; eight grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Udell Poulsen; and sisters, Susie Larson, Ezma Pearson and VellaDee Spencer. She also has many very special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; four brothers, Cyril Poulsen, Leonard Poulsen, Theone Poulsen and Reed Poulsen; and sisters, Daisy Poulsen, Norma Lloyd and EuVada Carver.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, September 6, 2009
Helen was the fourth child of George Lorenzo and Suzie Amelia Smith Poulsen. There were four other children born to this marriage, Reed, Daisy who died at birth, Norma and Susie. Her mother died on April 9, 1918, when Susie was born. In the summer of 1918, her father was married again to Selma Christina Sorenson Jensen. She had one boy at that time, Leonard. Another son was born in April 1919, Cyril Jay who died a few weeks later of the flu. This union also produced five more children, Theone, Ezma, EuVada, Udell and VellaDee. Her father had a farm in Liberty, and worked it with his brother, Alma. The family later moved to the Jackson area and then to Rupert. The family lived in the American Falls area for a while, while her father worked on the dam. Helen attended schools in Rupert and graduated from high school there. Her real education was growing up and enduring the hard times of that era.
Helen met Richard Storey Anderson on the 4th of July at the Rupert Rodeo. They were married on Oct. 8, 1935, in Kemmerer, Wyo. They moved to Albion into one of the first framed houses in Cassia County and started ranching on 160 acres that belonged to Dick's mother. Helen has spent her entire life on this ranch. On Oct. 21, 1937, a son was born, which they named Oliver George. She didn't like either one of those names and forever after called him Dickie. Darla was born on Feb. 19, 1939. Dr. Sater delivered her and was paid a quarter of beef for his services. They had a cattle ranch and also raised and trained thoroughbred race horses. She always said her greatest achievement was serving as Dick's hired hand for 55 years. She claimed that if he had only known what a great hand she really was, he would have looked her up when she was 12 years old.
Helen was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints most of her life, serving as Primary president, was a teacher in the nursery for six years, Young Women's president for five years and Relief Society president. She was president of the 4-Leaf Clover Club and has held many positions in the Albion Grange. She was also the Noble Grand in the Rebekah Lodge, served as the district deputy president and received many other honors for her civic duties in her community. She was Grandma Queen for the Rupert Fair, and with Dick, the Grand Marshals of the Cassia County Fair. They were also inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame. She was a great story teller and loved to perform in plays and do readings. She supported everything her children were involved in, both in school and in family life.
Helen said she could never remember when she didn't have to work hard and growing up was very tough. She remembers that the whole family must have been a tough bunch because they all survived and none were really sick or had much wrong with them. She was always grateful to her parents for making her work hard, to accept responsibility, to be honest, to pay her debts, to contribute to society, and to always be concerned and compassionate to others.
She is survived by her son, Dick (Janice) Anderson, and daughter, Darla (ODeen) Redman, both of Albion; eight grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Udell Poulsen; and sisters, Susie Larson, Ezma Pearson and VellaDee Spencer. She also has many very special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; four brothers, Cyril Poulsen, Leonard Poulsen, Theone Poulsen and Reed Poulsen; and sisters, Daisy Poulsen, Norma Lloyd and EuVada Carver.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, September 6, 2009
Helen Poulsen Anderson was born Nov. 28, 1915, in Liberty, Idaho. She passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Rupert.
Helen was the fourth child of George Lorenzo and Suzie Amelia Smith Poulsen. There were four other children born to this marriage, Reed, Daisy who died at birth, Norma and Susie. Her mother died on April 9, 1918, when Susie was born. In the summer of 1918, her father was married again to Selma Christina Sorenson Jensen. She had one boy at that time, Leonard. Another son was born in April 1919, Cyril Jay who died a few weeks later of the flu. This union also produced five more children, Theone, Ezma, EuVada, Udell and VellaDee. Her father had a farm in Liberty, and worked it with his brother, Alma. The family later moved to the Jackson area and then to Rupert. The family lived in the American Falls area for a while, while her father worked on the dam. Helen attended schools in Rupert and graduated from high school there. Her real education was growing up and enduring the hard times of that era.
Helen met Richard Storey Anderson on the 4th of July at the Rupert Rodeo. They were married on Oct. 8, 1935, in Kemmerer, Wyo. They moved to Albion into one of the first framed houses in Cassia County and started ranching on 160 acres that belonged to Dick's mother. Helen has spent her entire life on this ranch. On Oct. 21, 1937, a son was born, which they named Oliver George. She didn't like either one of those names and forever after called him Dickie. Darla was born on Feb. 19, 1939. Dr. Sater delivered her and was paid a quarter of beef for his services. They had a cattle ranch and also raised and trained thoroughbred race horses. She always said her greatest achievement was serving as Dick's hired hand for 55 years. She claimed that if he had only known what a great hand she really was, he would have looked her up when she was 12 years old.
Helen was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints most of her life, serving as Primary president, was a teacher in the nursery for six years, Young Women's president for five years and Relief Society president. She was president of the 4-Leaf Clover Club and has held many positions in the Albion Grange. She was also the Noble Grand in the Rebekah Lodge, served as the district deputy president and received many other honors for her civic duties in her community. She was Grandma Queen for the Rupert Fair, and with Dick, the Grand Marshals of the Cassia County Fair. They were also inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame. She was a great story teller and loved to perform in plays and do readings. She supported everything her children were involved in, both in school and in family life.
Helen said she could never remember when she didn't have to work hard and growing up was very tough. She remembers that the whole family must have been a tough bunch because they all survived and none were really sick or had much wrong with them. She was always grateful to her parents for making her work hard, to accept responsibility, to be honest, to pay her debts, to contribute to society, and to always be concerned and compassionate to others.
She is survived by her son, Dick (Janice) Anderson, and daughter, Darla (ODeen) Redman, both of Albion; eight grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Udell Poulsen; and sisters, Susie Larson, Ezma Pearson and VellaDee Spencer. She also has many very special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; four brothers, Cyril Poulsen, Leonard Poulsen, Theone Poulsen and Reed Poulsen; and sisters, Daisy Poulsen, Norma Lloyd and EuVada Carver.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, September 6, 2009
Helen was the fourth child of George Lorenzo and Suzie Amelia Smith Poulsen. There were four other children born to this marriage, Reed, Daisy who died at birth, Norma and Susie. Her mother died on April 9, 1918, when Susie was born. In the summer of 1918, her father was married again to Selma Christina Sorenson Jensen. She had one boy at that time, Leonard. Another son was born in April 1919, Cyril Jay who died a few weeks later of the flu. This union also produced five more children, Theone, Ezma, EuVada, Udell and VellaDee. Her father had a farm in Liberty, and worked it with his brother, Alma. The family later moved to the Jackson area and then to Rupert. The family lived in the American Falls area for a while, while her father worked on the dam. Helen attended schools in Rupert and graduated from high school there. Her real education was growing up and enduring the hard times of that era.
Helen met Richard Storey Anderson on the 4th of July at the Rupert Rodeo. They were married on Oct. 8, 1935, in Kemmerer, Wyo. They moved to Albion into one of the first framed houses in Cassia County and started ranching on 160 acres that belonged to Dick's mother. Helen has spent her entire life on this ranch. On Oct. 21, 1937, a son was born, which they named Oliver George. She didn't like either one of those names and forever after called him Dickie. Darla was born on Feb. 19, 1939. Dr. Sater delivered her and was paid a quarter of beef for his services. They had a cattle ranch and also raised and trained thoroughbred race horses. She always said her greatest achievement was serving as Dick's hired hand for 55 years. She claimed that if he had only known what a great hand she really was, he would have looked her up when she was 12 years old.
Helen was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints most of her life, serving as Primary president, was a teacher in the nursery for six years, Young Women's president for five years and Relief Society president. She was president of the 4-Leaf Clover Club and has held many positions in the Albion Grange. She was also the Noble Grand in the Rebekah Lodge, served as the district deputy president and received many other honors for her civic duties in her community. She was Grandma Queen for the Rupert Fair, and with Dick, the Grand Marshals of the Cassia County Fair. They were also inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame. She was a great story teller and loved to perform in plays and do readings. She supported everything her children were involved in, both in school and in family life.
Helen said she could never remember when she didn't have to work hard and growing up was very tough. She remembers that the whole family must have been a tough bunch because they all survived and none were really sick or had much wrong with them. She was always grateful to her parents for making her work hard, to accept responsibility, to be honest, to pay her debts, to contribute to society, and to always be concerned and compassionate to others.
She is survived by her son, Dick (Janice) Anderson, and daughter, Darla (ODeen) Redman, both of Albion; eight grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Udell Poulsen; and sisters, Susie Larson, Ezma Pearson and VellaDee Spencer. She also has many very special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; four brothers, Cyril Poulsen, Leonard Poulsen, Theone Poulsen and Reed Poulsen; and sisters, Daisy Poulsen, Norma Lloyd and EuVada Carver.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, September 6, 2009
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