Helen Vandergon, age 96, formerly of Maple Manor, Maple Lake died Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Annandale Care Center.

Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. with Funeral Services held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at the Silver Creek Community Church, 4344 114th Street NW, Maple Lake. Pastor Tim Overweg & Pastor Douglas Foreman will officiate and burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Creek Township, Wright County.

Helen Vandergon was born October 22, 1913 in Silver Creek Township, Wright County to Leonard & Anna (Kok) Vandergon. She grew up on a dairy farm on Millstone Lake and waked to the Vandergon School through 8th grade. As a young woman she moved to Minneapolis and worked as a nanny & housemaid and then for many many years at Honeywell. She enjoyed traveling worldwide, including China, Russia & Australia. Taking photos on these trips was her passion. She learned how to make intricate Ukrainian eggs, how to decorate cakes and how to make quilts. At one time Helen spent an entire winter building a radio from a kit. Helen was good natured, fun loving & adventurous. She was pleasant & caring. She lived life to the fullest experiencing all that she could.

She is survived by nieces & nephews Sandy (Jon) Thomas, Terry (Susan) Schermer, Paul (Rhonda) Schermer, Heidi (Kevin) Greniger, Douglas Foreman, Shirley (Bernie) Schermer, Bruce (Diane) Merryman, Sue (Jerry) Bos, Elaine Rinzema, Marilyn (David) Cook, Joanne (Wayne) Bauer, Diane (Bill) Bird, Steve (Betsy) Nordberg, Stuart (Kris) Nordberg, Kris Nordberg, also many great nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by brother Harry Vandergon, sisters Florence Nordberg, Marge Merryman, Lucile Schermer, and niece Becky Foreman.