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Helen Leljedal Obituary

Helen Lotte Leljedal beloved wife, Mother, grandmother and Great-grandmother passed away on October 29, 2012. She was born Jan 12, 1924 in Schmidsdorf, East Prussia. Helen married Laurence (Larry)Leljedal, who preceded her in death. They raised four children Brunhilde (Ted) Keller, Roland (Debbie) Leljedal, Iris (Gary) Murphy and Martin Leljedal. She was blessed with six grandchildren and thirteen Great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, one brother her son-in-law Theodore Keller and Great-grandson Colin Flores. Helen was courageous, generous woman who dedicated her life to her family. She was also a good friend to many in her life time. She loved fishing, camping and gardening. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her. Visitation for Helen will be held Friday November 2, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dove-Witt Family Mortuary 6630 S. Hwy 85/87 Fountain, CO and Memorial Service will be held Saturday November 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Dove-Witt Family Mortuary.

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Published by The Gazette on Nov. 1, 2012.

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