Helena Mirjami Pönkänen Andelin
1949 - 2013
❦ Early Life: Helena was born April 7, 1949, in Joensuu, Finland, to Finnish Karelian parents, Antii Olavi Pönkänen and Alina Halonen Pönkänen, the fifth of their six children. At age 13, Helena joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young girl, Helena loved playing in the forests near her home, picking berries and flowers, and playing in the snow. She spent her life surrounding herself with beautiful things while seeking to enrich the lives of others through love and service.
❦ Education: Brigham Young University | LDS Business College
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: Helena immigrated to the United States to attend BYU, where she fell in love with Brian Berry Andelin. They were married January 25, 1972, in the Los Angeles Temple, and had seven children. She loved the landscape and people of each place she lived: Finland, CA, MO, OR, TX, AZ, VA, and UT. She graduated from LDS Business College in Interior Design and loved learning and reading. She had been a member of the Utah Opera Guild. Her life's work was that of a mother and a disciple of Jesus Christ. She loved serving her family and serving in the Church. She was a modern pioneer who loved her family and made great sacrifices so they could enjoy the blessings of the Gospel. She was eternally grateful to the missionaries in Finland who taught her family and became members of the Church. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Beautiful and faithful mother, Helena Mirjami Ponkanen Andelin passed away in Salt Lake City on June 22, 2013. She was 64.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Karina (Karl) Brown of Nibley, UT; Tami (David) Owen of Draper, UT; Clark (Jessica) Andelin of Mexico, MO; Tanya (Dave) Gibson of Baltimore, MD; Joseph (Ivonne) Andelin of Draper, UT; Todd Andelin of Salt Lake City, UT, Brian Andelin of Provo, UT; twenty grandchildren; sisters: Pirjo (Tero) Tarma of Finland; Raija (Bob) Maddock of Salt Lake City, UT; Liisa (Val) Higginbotham of South Jordan, UT; and brother, Matti Pönkänen of Finland.
❦ Preceded In Death By: Her husband, parents and brother, Martti Pönkänen.
❦ Obituary: Deseret News | Salt Lake City, Utah | 27 June 2013
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Emigration 21st Ward Chapel | Salt Lake City
❦ Arrangements: Premier Funeral Services
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1949 - 2013
❦ Early Life: Helena was born April 7, 1949, in Joensuu, Finland, to Finnish Karelian parents, Antii Olavi Pönkänen and Alina Halonen Pönkänen, the fifth of their six children. At age 13, Helena joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young girl, Helena loved playing in the forests near her home, picking berries and flowers, and playing in the snow. She spent her life surrounding herself with beautiful things while seeking to enrich the lives of others through love and service.
❦ Education: Brigham Young University | LDS Business College
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: Helena immigrated to the United States to attend BYU, where she fell in love with Brian Berry Andelin. They were married January 25, 1972, in the Los Angeles Temple, and had seven children. She loved the landscape and people of each place she lived: Finland, CA, MO, OR, TX, AZ, VA, and UT. She graduated from LDS Business College in Interior Design and loved learning and reading. She had been a member of the Utah Opera Guild. Her life's work was that of a mother and a disciple of Jesus Christ. She loved serving her family and serving in the Church. She was a modern pioneer who loved her family and made great sacrifices so they could enjoy the blessings of the Gospel. She was eternally grateful to the missionaries in Finland who taught her family and became members of the Church. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Beautiful and faithful mother, Helena Mirjami Ponkanen Andelin passed away in Salt Lake City on June 22, 2013. She was 64.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Karina (Karl) Brown of Nibley, UT; Tami (David) Owen of Draper, UT; Clark (Jessica) Andelin of Mexico, MO; Tanya (Dave) Gibson of Baltimore, MD; Joseph (Ivonne) Andelin of Draper, UT; Todd Andelin of Salt Lake City, UT, Brian Andelin of Provo, UT; twenty grandchildren; sisters: Pirjo (Tero) Tarma of Finland; Raija (Bob) Maddock of Salt Lake City, UT; Liisa (Val) Higginbotham of South Jordan, UT; and brother, Matti Pönkänen of Finland.
❦ Preceded In Death By: Her husband, parents and brother, Martti Pönkänen.
❦ Obituary: Deseret News | Salt Lake City, Utah | 27 June 2013
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Emigration 21st Ward Chapel | Salt Lake City
❦ Arrangements: Premier Funeral Services
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Helena Mirjami Pönkänen Andelin
1949 - 2013
❦ Early Life: Helena was born April 7, 1949, in Joensuu, Finland, to Finnish Karelian parents, Antii Olavi Pönkänen and Alina Halonen Pönkänen, the fifth of their six children. At age 13, Helena joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young girl, Helena loved playing in the forests near her home, picking berries and flowers, and playing in the snow. She spent her life surrounding herself with beautiful things while seeking to enrich the lives of others through love and service.
❦ Education: Brigham Young University | LDS Business College
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: Helena immigrated to the United States to attend BYU, where she fell in love with Brian Berry Andelin. They were married January 25, 1972, in the Los Angeles Temple, and had seven children. She loved the landscape and people of each place she lived: Finland, CA, MO, OR, TX, AZ, VA, and UT. She graduated from LDS Business College in Interior Design and loved learning and reading. She had been a member of the Utah Opera Guild. Her life's work was that of a mother and a disciple of Jesus Christ. She loved serving her family and serving in the Church. She was a modern pioneer who loved her family and made great sacrifices so they could enjoy the blessings of the Gospel. She was eternally grateful to the missionaries in Finland who taught her family and became members of the Church. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Beautiful and faithful mother, Helena Mirjami Ponkanen Andelin passed away in Salt Lake City on June 22, 2013. She was 64.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Karina (Karl) Brown of Nibley, UT; Tami (David) Owen of Draper, UT; Clark (Jessica) Andelin of Mexico, MO; Tanya (Dave) Gibson of Baltimore, MD; Joseph (Ivonne) Andelin of Draper, UT; Todd Andelin of Salt Lake City, UT, Brian Andelin of Provo, UT; twenty grandchildren; sisters: Pirjo (Tero) Tarma of Finland; Raija (Bob) Maddock of Salt Lake City, UT; Liisa (Val) Higginbotham of South Jordan, UT; and brother, Matti Pönkänen of Finland.
❦ Preceded In Death By: Her husband, parents and brother, Martti Pönkänen.
❦ Obituary: Deseret News | Salt Lake City, Utah | 27 June 2013
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Emigration 21st Ward Chapel | Salt Lake City
❦ Arrangements: Premier Funeral Services
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1949 - 2013
❦ Early Life: Helena was born April 7, 1949, in Joensuu, Finland, to Finnish Karelian parents, Antii Olavi Pönkänen and Alina Halonen Pönkänen, the fifth of their six children. At age 13, Helena joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young girl, Helena loved playing in the forests near her home, picking berries and flowers, and playing in the snow. She spent her life surrounding herself with beautiful things while seeking to enrich the lives of others through love and service.
❦ Education: Brigham Young University | LDS Business College
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: Helena immigrated to the United States to attend BYU, where she fell in love with Brian Berry Andelin. They were married January 25, 1972, in the Los Angeles Temple, and had seven children. She loved the landscape and people of each place she lived: Finland, CA, MO, OR, TX, AZ, VA, and UT. She graduated from LDS Business College in Interior Design and loved learning and reading. She had been a member of the Utah Opera Guild. Her life's work was that of a mother and a disciple of Jesus Christ. She loved serving her family and serving in the Church. She was a modern pioneer who loved her family and made great sacrifices so they could enjoy the blessings of the Gospel. She was eternally grateful to the missionaries in Finland who taught her family and became members of the Church. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Beautiful and faithful mother, Helena Mirjami Ponkanen Andelin passed away in Salt Lake City on June 22, 2013. She was 64.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Karina (Karl) Brown of Nibley, UT; Tami (David) Owen of Draper, UT; Clark (Jessica) Andelin of Mexico, MO; Tanya (Dave) Gibson of Baltimore, MD; Joseph (Ivonne) Andelin of Draper, UT; Todd Andelin of Salt Lake City, UT, Brian Andelin of Provo, UT; twenty grandchildren; sisters: Pirjo (Tero) Tarma of Finland; Raija (Bob) Maddock of Salt Lake City, UT; Liisa (Val) Higginbotham of South Jordan, UT; and brother, Matti Pönkänen of Finland.
❦ Preceded In Death By: Her husband, parents and brother, Martti Pönkänen.
❦ Obituary: Deseret News | Salt Lake City, Utah | 27 June 2013
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Emigration 21st Ward Chapel | Salt Lake City
❦ Arrangements: Premier Funeral Services
❦ Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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