Helmer H. Brandt

Helmer Harold Brandt was born November 16, 1922, to Ferdinand and Emma Beuthin Brandt in Hayward and was a lifelong resident of the area. On June 18, 1943, he was united in marriage to Helen Krowiorz in Albert Lea. Helmer was a farmer and had also worked at Queen Products, Albert Lea Freezer Warehouse, and in construction for Paul Olson. He was a member of the Hayward Lutheran Church and the Moose Lodge. Helmer enjoyed playing cards, bowling, and watching the Twins. Survivors include his wife, Helen, of Hayward; children: Harold and his friend Diane Underwood of Albert Lea, Ruth Ann Flaskerud and her husband, Gene, of Hayward, Ronnie and his wife, Delcie, of Albert Lea, Dennis and his wife, Janice, of Hayward, and Jerry and his wife, Gayle, of Owatonna; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Edmund and his wife, Bert, of Albert Lea and Walter of Austin; sisters, Loretta Brandt of Wells and Edna Darnel of California; and many nieces and nephews. Helmer was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers and sisters: Raymond Brandt, Bertha Cafourek, Audrey Watkins, LaVonna Glassel, Leonard Brandt, and Elva Jochumson. Helmer will be sadly missed by his family and friends.