Helen T. Wayne

Helen T. Wayne was born on November 18, 1928, in Albert Lea, the daughter of Nellie and Arthur Clementson. She worked as a bookkeeper at Midway Motors in Albert Lea. On February 4, 1951, Helen was united in marriage to Lyle Wayne in Hartland. The couple farmed in rural Ellendale until 1994. In 1978, they moved to the Thompson Oaks in Ellendale. Helen was a charter member of the Altar Guild at Geneva, and was a leader of 4-H and Boy Scouts. She enjoyed many travels with her husband and also enjoyed attending her son's and grandchildren's activities. She will be deeply missed by her husband, Lyle; her sons: Greg and his wife Holly, Brian and his wife, Jodi, David and his wife, Linda, and Tom and his wife, Kari Wayne, all of rural Ellendale; grandchildren: Nick, Nate, Ashley, Brandon, Missie, Heather, Dustin, Alex, Lexi, Jet, and Tali Wayne; great-granddaughter Eva Wayne; sisters: Irene and her husband, Aldean Brown of Albert Lea and twin sister Stella and her husband, Eugene Langlie of Ellendale; and several nieces and nephews. Helen was preceded in death by her parents. Helen's family would like to thank the caring doctors and nurses at the Albert Lea Medical Center who took care of her and her family.