Helen Louise Harger
January 26, 2021
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Helen Louise Harger, 86, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2021 at Fountain West Health Center, in West Des Moines. Services will be held on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA with visitation from 10 to 11:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel.
Helen was born on May 30, 1934 near Ossian, IA to Minnie (Pankow) and Guy Leidahl. She was raised and attended school in the Decorah area. In 1949, Helen married Don Evenrud and they raised their family in West Union and Clear Lake, Iowa. Helen and Don owned and operated Evenrud’s Café in Clear Lake for several years. Helen later met Orville Harger and they were married on July 22, 1978, and resided in Grimes, IA. Helen and Orville managed several Budget Storage sites in the Des Moines area.
In her free time, Helen enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking and collecting recipes. She also organized many family photo albums, and treasured time reading, gardening, sewing and playing cards and board games with friends. She and Orville relished time spent traveling and fishing.
Helen is survived by her husband, Orville Harger; son, Bruce (Anne) Evenrud; daughter, Sheryl (Brent) Arment; son, Mark (Shirley) Evenrud; son, Mike Evenrud; step-daughter, Kinley (Chris) Cobler; grandchildren, Tanner, Chad and Lane Evenrud, Megan (Drew) Birkhofer, Mindy (Drew) DeVries, Robert Evenrud, Ashley (Evenrud) Yingling and Rachel (Cobler)Wollert; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Delores Hovden; brother, Wayne Leidahl; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Minnie Leidahl; daughter, Bonnie (Evenrud) Knutson, son-in-law, Glenn Sexauer; brother-in-law, Alan Hovden; and sister-in-law, Carol Leidahl.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Suncrest Home Health and Hospice, 5959 Village View Drive, Suite 100 in West Des Moines, IA. 50266. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Bree Charles Evenrud
02/04/2021
Sending lots of love and healing thoughts to all of our wonderful Iowa family. I remember having fun playing cards with Helen when she visited us here in San Diego. I was honored to be able to meet and spend time with her. And of course Chad loves and misses his grandma very much. Lots of love from Bree, Chad and Magnolia Evenrud
Bev Currier
02/03/2021
Wonderful memories of spending time with your mom and dad when you lived in Clear Lake. Thinking of you .
Kathy Crook
02/03/2021
I will forever be thankful to my dog, Socks and Shiloh, their dog, who became fast friends at the Strawberry patch in Ankeny. This friendship brought Helen and Orville into the lives of my parents, Joe and Lois Crook. What a wonderful blessing they were to Mom, Dad, Jo(my sis) and me. We embraced them as family because that is what we became. They were always there to visit Dad in the hospital and Mom in rehab. What a joy. I just wished I could have visited more often but my thoughts and prayers have always there for you. You will forever be missed. My deepest sympathy to Orv and the entire family. Love you.