Helen E. Struckmeyer

MADISON-Helen Erickson Struckmeyer, age 103, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. She was born on Feb. 9, 1914, on a farm north of Dane, Wis., the daughter of Adolph and Petra (Lee) Erickson. She attended grade school in a three room school in Morrisonville, Wis., and graduated from DeForest High School in 1932. Helen married Frederick H. Struckmeyer at the Hope Lutheran Church Parsonage on Nov. 18, 1939. She held positions with the State Board of Health Hotel and Restaurant Division. After raising her sons, she worked for the Wisconsin Education Association for 22 years and retired from there in 1979, at which time she took up the art of Rosemaling. Helen was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church and its XYZ Club. Previous to that she was a member of Hope Lutheran Church and its Women's Group. Helen was a charter member of the Women's Municipal Golf Association for over 50 years. She enjoyed traveling, especially to see her relatives in Norway. Helen also enjoyed camping, golfing and was an avid fan of the Badgers and Packers. She particularly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her many nieces and nephews. Helen is survived by her two sons, Donald (Barbara) Struckmeyer of Cottage Grove and Kenneth (Marjorie) Struckmeyer of Pullman, Wash.; grandsons, Karl (Amanda) Struckmeyer of Madison and Dale (Shannon) Struckmeyer of Fitchburg; great-grandchildren, Levi and McKinley Struckmeyer of Fitchburg and Sophie Struckmeyer of Madison; special cousin, Odvar Klovrud of Madison; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends of Norway and the surrounding Madison area. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Frederick on Aug. 13, 1998; her parents; her sisters, Mabel (Arthur) Sauk and Pearl (Edward) Wallace; and brother, Ardell (Rheba) Erickson. Funeral services will be held at HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3702 County Hwy AB, McFarland, at 12 noon, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, with Rev. Margo Martens presiding. Burial will follow at Hope Cottage Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., on Monday, March 20, 2017, and at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday. Memorials may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church Television Ministry, Agrace HospiceCare or the American Cancer Society. A special thank you to Dr. Al Musa, Senior Helpers, especially Farrel Geisler, Agrace HospiceCare and Bethel Lutheran Church, especially Lois Seymore for her visits. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608) 221-5420