Cyril Joseph Helget

Cyril was born on January 8, 1936, to Joseph Jr. and Loretta (Mathiowetz) Helget in Comfrey, MN. He attended and graduated from Comfrey High School. On June 10, 1959, Cyril was united in marriage to Arlene Flor at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springfield. Cyril farmed throughout his life, being dairy farmers until 1993. He then continued crop farming along side his son Steve for the last 24 years, and grandson Tori joined in the last 3 years. Cyril served many years in the National Guard. He was involved with the Comfrey Lions and an active member of St. Paul Catholic Church. He enjoyed mowing grass, planting potatoes, listening to old time music, watching sports - especially the Vikings, in his younger years he played with the Mulligan Baseball team, vacationing, and shaking dice in the afternoon and morning coffee. Spending time with his grandchildren and attending their various activities were very important to Cyril. Cyril Joseph Helget, age 81, of Comfrey, Minnesota died on January 23, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Springfield in Springfield, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife Arlene of Comfrey; children - Doug (Jackie) Helget of New Ulm, Steve "Davis" (Chris) Helget of Springfield, Tom (Wendy) Helget of Byron; Barb (Jose) Nunez of Modesto, CA; 10 grandchildren - Derek, Collin, Jenna, Kalley, Tori, Alec, Alexis, Ashley, Adrianna, and Miguel; siblings - Ron (Bernetta) Helget of Comfrey, Myron (Marion) Shakopee, Arlys (Ray) Fell of Waseca, Jim Helget of Rochester, Mary Ann (Roger) Merritt of Freeborn. Cyril was preceded in death by his parents and baby daughter. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, January 26, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home 101 N. Field Comfrey, Minnesota, United States 56019 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Friday, January 27, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home 218 Field St. N Comfrey, Minnesota, United States 56019 Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 am Friday, January 27, 2017 St. Paul's Catholic Church 218 Field St. N Comfrey, Minnesota, United States 56019 Interment Information St. Paul Catholic Cemetery N County Road 16 Comfrey, Minnesota, United States 56019 Parish Prayer Service A prayer service will be on Thursday, January 26, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the funeral home.