Helen Elizabeth Bergfalk was born October 28, 1912 at 4 a.m. to John and Josephine Bergfalk in Rusheba Township, just north of Rush City, and grew up on the family farm. Helen was baptized as a member of the East Rock Creek Baptist Church. She graduated from Rush City High School in 1930, received her Teacher’s Training Diploma in 1935, graduated from the Bethel Institute in 1939, and received her B.A. from Sioux Falls College in 1947.
Helen’s work as an educator began as a teacher in one room rural school houses (Hustletown, Rolf, and McKay schools) in East Central Minnesota, and continued halfway around the world as a missionary in India – first in Assam, briefly in Calcutta, and in Bangalore – from 1949 to 1977. Her original destination when commissioned June 25, 1948 was Shantung, China. The Revolution in China changed her plans, but not the call of the Great Commission to proclaim Christ to the nations. Helen was among the early missionaries sent out by the Baptist General Conference after it separated from the Northern Baptist Convention and established its own Board of Foreign Missions in 1944.
Helen retired from the foreign mission field in 1977, but not from faithful Christian service. She was an active member of Rush City Baptist Church and found many ways to serve God and others. When advancing age slowed her steps, she continued a ministry of prayer for others to the end of her life.
Her love of life and creation was shared with family and friends, and celebrated in a myriad of ways. It was expressed through her paintings and her passion for animals – from horses to the cats and dogs who were treasured companions in retirement as well as on the mission field.
Helen died September 16, 2009 at Grace Point Crossing West in Cambridge, Minnesota, having reached the age of 96 years.
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SOURCE: Email update received 30-Jan-2017 from Kimberly McDaniel (#46776859)
From CCHS Obituary Index 1.1.6
MN Birth Index record:
Bergfalk, Helen Elizabeth
Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1912
Mother Maiden Name: Eliason
certid# 1912-05137
County of Birth: Chisago
SSDI record: 214-40-7491
SSN issued: Maryland
Last address: Rush City, MN
Helen’s work as an educator began as a teacher in one room rural school houses (Hustletown, Rolf, and McKay schools) in East Central Minnesota, and continued halfway around the world as a missionary in India – first in Assam, briefly in Calcutta, and in Bangalore – from 1949 to 1977. Her original destination when commissioned June 25, 1948 was Shantung, China. The Revolution in China changed her plans, but not the call of the Great Commission to proclaim Christ to the nations. Helen was among the early missionaries sent out by the Baptist General Conference after it separated from the Northern Baptist Convention and established its own Board of Foreign Missions in 1944.
Helen retired from the foreign mission field in 1977, but not from faithful Christian service. She was an active member of Rush City Baptist Church and found many ways to serve God and others. When advancing age slowed her steps, she continued a ministry of prayer for others to the end of her life.
Her love of life and creation was shared with family and friends, and celebrated in a myriad of ways. It was expressed through her paintings and her passion for animals – from horses to the cats and dogs who were treasured companions in retirement as well as on the mission field.
Helen died September 16, 2009 at Grace Point Crossing West in Cambridge, Minnesota, having reached the age of 96 years.
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SOURCE: Email update received 30-Jan-2017 from Kimberly McDaniel (#46776859)
From CCHS Obituary Index 1.1.6
MN Birth Index record:
Bergfalk, Helen Elizabeth
Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1912
Mother Maiden Name: Eliason
certid# 1912-05137
County of Birth: Chisago
SSDI record: 214-40-7491
SSN issued: Maryland
Last address: Rush City, MN
Helen Elizabeth Bergfalk was born October 28, 1912 at 4 a.m. to John and Josephine Bergfalk in Rusheba Township, just north of Rush City, and grew up on the family farm. Helen was baptized as a member of the East Rock Creek Baptist Church. She graduated from Rush City High School in 1930, received her Teacher’s Training Diploma in 1935, graduated from the Bethel Institute in 1939, and received her B.A. from Sioux Falls College in 1947.
Helen’s work as an educator began as a teacher in one room rural school houses (Hustletown, Rolf, and McKay schools) in East Central Minnesota, and continued halfway around the world as a missionary in India – first in Assam, briefly in Calcutta, and in Bangalore – from 1949 to 1977. Her original destination when commissioned June 25, 1948 was Shantung, China. The Revolution in China changed her plans, but not the call of the Great Commission to proclaim Christ to the nations. Helen was among the early missionaries sent out by the Baptist General Conference after it separated from the Northern Baptist Convention and established its own Board of Foreign Missions in 1944.
Helen retired from the foreign mission field in 1977, but not from faithful Christian service. She was an active member of Rush City Baptist Church and found many ways to serve God and others. When advancing age slowed her steps, she continued a ministry of prayer for others to the end of her life.
Her love of life and creation was shared with family and friends, and celebrated in a myriad of ways. It was expressed through her paintings and her passion for animals – from horses to the cats and dogs who were treasured companions in retirement as well as on the mission field.
Helen died September 16, 2009 at Grace Point Crossing West in Cambridge, Minnesota, having reached the age of 96 years.
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SOURCE: Email update received 30-Jan-2017 from Kimberly McDaniel (#46776859)
From CCHS Obituary Index 1.1.6
MN Birth Index record:
Bergfalk, Helen Elizabeth
Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1912
Mother Maiden Name: Eliason
certid# 1912-05137
County of Birth: Chisago
SSDI record: 214-40-7491
SSN issued: Maryland
Last address: Rush City, MN
Helen’s work as an educator began as a teacher in one room rural school houses (Hustletown, Rolf, and McKay schools) in East Central Minnesota, and continued halfway around the world as a missionary in India – first in Assam, briefly in Calcutta, and in Bangalore – from 1949 to 1977. Her original destination when commissioned June 25, 1948 was Shantung, China. The Revolution in China changed her plans, but not the call of the Great Commission to proclaim Christ to the nations. Helen was among the early missionaries sent out by the Baptist General Conference after it separated from the Northern Baptist Convention and established its own Board of Foreign Missions in 1944.
Helen retired from the foreign mission field in 1977, but not from faithful Christian service. She was an active member of Rush City Baptist Church and found many ways to serve God and others. When advancing age slowed her steps, she continued a ministry of prayer for others to the end of her life.
Her love of life and creation was shared with family and friends, and celebrated in a myriad of ways. It was expressed through her paintings and her passion for animals – from horses to the cats and dogs who were treasured companions in retirement as well as on the mission field.
Helen died September 16, 2009 at Grace Point Crossing West in Cambridge, Minnesota, having reached the age of 96 years.
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SOURCE: Email update received 30-Jan-2017 from Kimberly McDaniel (#46776859)
From CCHS Obituary Index 1.1.6
MN Birth Index record:
Bergfalk, Helen Elizabeth
Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1912
Mother Maiden Name: Eliason
certid# 1912-05137
County of Birth: Chisago
SSDI record: 214-40-7491
SSN issued: Maryland
Last address: Rush City, MN
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