Diane Helget

Diane Marie Helget was born on January 9, 1952 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Melvin and Marcella (Reiner) Pelzel. She attended and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to Richard Helget on October 15, 1971 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, MN. Diane has worked at various places around Sleepy Eye, such as AUI, Divine Providence Community Home, and Schutz Family Foods. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Family was very important to Diane; she always put the needs of her family ahead of her own. Diane always enjoyed spending time with her family; especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed painting wildlife pictures, crafts, sewing, fishing with her father and brothers; shopping, scrap booking, taking and editing pictures and being a mother. Diane died on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at her home in rural Comfrey at the age of 59 years. She is survived by her husband - Richard of Comfrey; children - Marcy (Shawn) Runing of North Mankato, Neil (Stacy) Helget of Gibbon, Stacy Helget of Sleepy Eye, Keith Beaner Helget of Comfrey, and Russell Helget of Sleepy Eye; 11 grandchildren; her father - Melvin Pelzel of Sleepy Eye; brothers - Wayne (Patty) Pelzel of Sleepy Eye, Tom (Lisa) Pelzel of Sleepy Eye, and Steve (Lynnae) Pelzel of Sleepy Eye. She was preceded in death by her mother - Marcella Pelzel.