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Robert C. Helgerson |
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November 21, 1924 - August 6, 2016 |
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August 23, 2016 |
 Robert
C. Helgerson, 91, passed away August 6, 2016, at
Boundary Community Hospital, surrounded by his
family.
Bob was born in Steen, Minnesota, on November
21, 1924, to Archie and Gladys Helgerson. His
sister, Betty, was born in 1929.
Bob married the love of his life, Mary Moscrip,
on November 30, 1946, in Spokane.
Bob served in the Army Air Force and the 116th
Air National Guard from 1946 to 1953. Bob was
the oldest, longest serving member of the
American Legion Post #55 in Bonners Ferry.
Bob, a truck driver at heart, hauled logs for
Moyie River Lumber Company, pipe for Dunn
Brothers and propane for Petrolane. After
retirement, Bob and his wife Mary, managed a
motel/restaurant in Flagstaff, Arizona.
He was preceeded in death by parents Archie and
Gladys Helgerson, Grand Junction, Colorado,
sister and brother-in-law Betty and John Blasick,
Grand Junction, brother-in-law Bill Moscrip,
Lewiston, sister-in-law Judy Moscrip, Horseshoe
Bend, Idaho, and daughter Linda Helgerson
English, Moyie Springs.
Bob is survived by his wife Mary, at home in
Moyie Springs, daughters Sandy (Mike) Tompkins,
Bonners Ferry, Bobbi Helgerson, Prescott Valley,
Arizona, Tammie Scheirman, Post Falls, and son
Rick (Jeanette) Helgerson, Camp Verde, Arizona.
Bob is also survived by grandchildren Tim
English, Bonners Ferry, Tanja (Mike) Ferguson,
Boise, Heather (Joe) Daniels, Cottonwood,
Arizona, Heath (Bell) Helgerson, Camp Verde,
Arizona, Rob (Anne) Tompkins, Bonners Ferry,
Lindsey Tompkins, Caledonia, Illinois, Daniel
Wayt, Milton, Washington, Travis Schierman, Post
Falls, and Jennifer English, Bonners Ferry. Bob
is also survived by 12 great grandchildren and
two great, great grandchildren.
Memorials, in Bob’s name, can be sent to
Boundary Community Hospital and Nursing Home,
6641 Kaniksu St., Bonners Ferry, ID. 83805.
A family gathering was held on August 13, 2016. |
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