Obituary from Helena's Independent Record 02/01/2006:
Eleanor Aasen Teigen was born Dec. 15, 1919, to Maurice and Inga Degerness Aasen at home in Banks, N.D., which is on the south banks of the Missouri river in western North Dakota.
This was a Norwegian community, and Norwegian was her first language. It was in a one-room school where she learned English. Eleanor, as she was known, and her siblings rode to school, three miles away, on a horse named Nancy.
The Depression interrupted her education. She worked for two years before returning to high school in Watford City, N.D., to graduate in 1939. She followed her brother Mac to the Teigen Ranch at Teigen, Mont., where she worked as a cook. The ranch holds many wonderful memories, like the time she was bucked off a horse and she and her glasses landed in different counties.
It was at the ranch that she met Mons Teigen. They married in 1942 after both had furthered their education. Eleanor earned a business degree from the Billings Business College then worked as a secretary, priding herself in her rapid transcription using Gregg shorthand. While Mons was in the Marines, she lived in San Diego, where she worked for a bank and gave birth to thier oldest son, Lloyd.
After the war, they moved to Bozeman, where Mons could continue his education, and son Mons Jr. was born. They then moved on to Miles City where Carla was born.
In 1955 they moved to Lewistown — now all the kids were in school, and she got involved in the PTA and served as president. In 1961, Mons was appointed state land commissioner, so the family moved to Helena.
She had worked for the Selective Service in Lewistown and continued her federal service in the USDA, where she shared interests with Mons in agriculture, ranching, nutrition and country life. She retired in 1981 to devote herself to her creative endeavours of quilting and sewing.
Eleanor had done tailoring out of the home while the kids were young and made most of the kids' clothes. Having survived the Depression, her sense of economy led to using every scrap of fabric, hence quilting. She made quilts for all her family members and made quilts with other Lutheran women to send all over the world. She and Mons were both short, so cutting off the hems of pants through the years was a quilt in itself. A great cook, her real calling was baking cookies. She knew everyone's favorite, and the cookie tins were always full.
She and Mons traveled the state, Idaho, North Dakota and other points west frequently. The car was always packed with food, blankets, coffee, water and all necessary survival gear regardless of the season. "Be prepared" was her motto, and she was a Cub Scout leader.
Eleanor and Mons will be remembered for their involvement in Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway and the Republican Party.
Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters Lovella Gladys and Helen; and brothers Bennie and Mac.
She is also survived by her husband, Mons, and son Lloyd, both of Helena; son Mons Jr . of Boise; daughter Carla of Seattle; brother Morris in North Dakota; five grandchildren in four states; and four great-grandchildren and one great-granddog.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. 1400 Stuart, Helena MT 59601, would continue her mission and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church's ministry.
Visitation will start Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at noon and continue until noon on Friday, Feb. 3, 2006.
Church Services will be Friday; Feb. 3, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Interment services will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont. A reception for friends and relatives will follow at the Yogo Inn. Local arrangements have been entrusted to Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home.
Eleanor Aasen Teigen was born Dec. 15, 1919, to Maurice and Inga Degerness Aasen at home in Banks, N.D., which is on the south banks of the Missouri river in western North Dakota.
This was a Norwegian community, and Norwegian was her first language. It was in a one-room school where she learned English. Eleanor, as she was known, and her siblings rode to school, three miles away, on a horse named Nancy.
The Depression interrupted her education. She worked for two years before returning to high school in Watford City, N.D., to graduate in 1939. She followed her brother Mac to the Teigen Ranch at Teigen, Mont., where she worked as a cook. The ranch holds many wonderful memories, like the time she was bucked off a horse and she and her glasses landed in different counties.
It was at the ranch that she met Mons Teigen. They married in 1942 after both had furthered their education. Eleanor earned a business degree from the Billings Business College then worked as a secretary, priding herself in her rapid transcription using Gregg shorthand. While Mons was in the Marines, she lived in San Diego, where she worked for a bank and gave birth to thier oldest son, Lloyd.
After the war, they moved to Bozeman, where Mons could continue his education, and son Mons Jr. was born. They then moved on to Miles City where Carla was born.
In 1955 they moved to Lewistown — now all the kids were in school, and she got involved in the PTA and served as president. In 1961, Mons was appointed state land commissioner, so the family moved to Helena.
She had worked for the Selective Service in Lewistown and continued her federal service in the USDA, where she shared interests with Mons in agriculture, ranching, nutrition and country life. She retired in 1981 to devote herself to her creative endeavours of quilting and sewing.
Eleanor had done tailoring out of the home while the kids were young and made most of the kids' clothes. Having survived the Depression, her sense of economy led to using every scrap of fabric, hence quilting. She made quilts for all her family members and made quilts with other Lutheran women to send all over the world. She and Mons were both short, so cutting off the hems of pants through the years was a quilt in itself. A great cook, her real calling was baking cookies. She knew everyone's favorite, and the cookie tins were always full.
She and Mons traveled the state, Idaho, North Dakota and other points west frequently. The car was always packed with food, blankets, coffee, water and all necessary survival gear regardless of the season. "Be prepared" was her motto, and she was a Cub Scout leader.
Eleanor and Mons will be remembered for their involvement in Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway and the Republican Party.
Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters Lovella Gladys and Helen; and brothers Bennie and Mac.
She is also survived by her husband, Mons, and son Lloyd, both of Helena; son Mons Jr . of Boise; daughter Carla of Seattle; brother Morris in North Dakota; five grandchildren in four states; and four great-grandchildren and one great-granddog.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. 1400 Stuart, Helena MT 59601, would continue her mission and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church's ministry.
Visitation will start Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at noon and continue until noon on Friday, Feb. 3, 2006.
Church Services will be Friday; Feb. 3, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Interment services will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont. A reception for friends and relatives will follow at the Yogo Inn. Local arrangements have been entrusted to Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home.
Obituary from Helena's Independent Record 02/01/2006:
Eleanor Aasen Teigen was born Dec. 15, 1919, to Maurice and Inga Degerness Aasen at home in Banks, N.D., which is on the south banks of the Missouri river in western North Dakota.
This was a Norwegian community, and Norwegian was her first language. It was in a one-room school where she learned English. Eleanor, as she was known, and her siblings rode to school, three miles away, on a horse named Nancy.
The Depression interrupted her education. She worked for two years before returning to high school in Watford City, N.D., to graduate in 1939. She followed her brother Mac to the Teigen Ranch at Teigen, Mont., where she worked as a cook. The ranch holds many wonderful memories, like the time she was bucked off a horse and she and her glasses landed in different counties.
It was at the ranch that she met Mons Teigen. They married in 1942 after both had furthered their education. Eleanor earned a business degree from the Billings Business College then worked as a secretary, priding herself in her rapid transcription using Gregg shorthand. While Mons was in the Marines, she lived in San Diego, where she worked for a bank and gave birth to thier oldest son, Lloyd.
After the war, they moved to Bozeman, where Mons could continue his education, and son Mons Jr. was born. They then moved on to Miles City where Carla was born.
In 1955 they moved to Lewistown — now all the kids were in school, and she got involved in the PTA and served as president. In 1961, Mons was appointed state land commissioner, so the family moved to Helena.
She had worked for the Selective Service in Lewistown and continued her federal service in the USDA, where she shared interests with Mons in agriculture, ranching, nutrition and country life. She retired in 1981 to devote herself to her creative endeavours of quilting and sewing.
Eleanor had done tailoring out of the home while the kids were young and made most of the kids' clothes. Having survived the Depression, her sense of economy led to using every scrap of fabric, hence quilting. She made quilts for all her family members and made quilts with other Lutheran women to send all over the world. She and Mons were both short, so cutting off the hems of pants through the years was a quilt in itself. A great cook, her real calling was baking cookies. She knew everyone's favorite, and the cookie tins were always full.
She and Mons traveled the state, Idaho, North Dakota and other points west frequently. The car was always packed with food, blankets, coffee, water and all necessary survival gear regardless of the season. "Be prepared" was her motto, and she was a Cub Scout leader.
Eleanor and Mons will be remembered for their involvement in Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway and the Republican Party.
Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters Lovella Gladys and Helen; and brothers Bennie and Mac.
She is also survived by her husband, Mons, and son Lloyd, both of Helena; son Mons Jr . of Boise; daughter Carla of Seattle; brother Morris in North Dakota; five grandchildren in four states; and four great-grandchildren and one great-granddog.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. 1400 Stuart, Helena MT 59601, would continue her mission and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church's ministry.
Visitation will start Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at noon and continue until noon on Friday, Feb. 3, 2006.
Church Services will be Friday; Feb. 3, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Interment services will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont. A reception for friends and relatives will follow at the Yogo Inn. Local arrangements have been entrusted to Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home.
Eleanor Aasen Teigen was born Dec. 15, 1919, to Maurice and Inga Degerness Aasen at home in Banks, N.D., which is on the south banks of the Missouri river in western North Dakota.
This was a Norwegian community, and Norwegian was her first language. It was in a one-room school where she learned English. Eleanor, as she was known, and her siblings rode to school, three miles away, on a horse named Nancy.
The Depression interrupted her education. She worked for two years before returning to high school in Watford City, N.D., to graduate in 1939. She followed her brother Mac to the Teigen Ranch at Teigen, Mont., where she worked as a cook. The ranch holds many wonderful memories, like the time she was bucked off a horse and she and her glasses landed in different counties.
It was at the ranch that she met Mons Teigen. They married in 1942 after both had furthered their education. Eleanor earned a business degree from the Billings Business College then worked as a secretary, priding herself in her rapid transcription using Gregg shorthand. While Mons was in the Marines, she lived in San Diego, where she worked for a bank and gave birth to thier oldest son, Lloyd.
After the war, they moved to Bozeman, where Mons could continue his education, and son Mons Jr. was born. They then moved on to Miles City where Carla was born.
In 1955 they moved to Lewistown — now all the kids were in school, and she got involved in the PTA and served as president. In 1961, Mons was appointed state land commissioner, so the family moved to Helena.
She had worked for the Selective Service in Lewistown and continued her federal service in the USDA, where she shared interests with Mons in agriculture, ranching, nutrition and country life. She retired in 1981 to devote herself to her creative endeavours of quilting and sewing.
Eleanor had done tailoring out of the home while the kids were young and made most of the kids' clothes. Having survived the Depression, her sense of economy led to using every scrap of fabric, hence quilting. She made quilts for all her family members and made quilts with other Lutheran women to send all over the world. She and Mons were both short, so cutting off the hems of pants through the years was a quilt in itself. A great cook, her real calling was baking cookies. She knew everyone's favorite, and the cookie tins were always full.
She and Mons traveled the state, Idaho, North Dakota and other points west frequently. The car was always packed with food, blankets, coffee, water and all necessary survival gear regardless of the season. "Be prepared" was her motto, and she was a Cub Scout leader.
Eleanor and Mons will be remembered for their involvement in Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway and the Republican Party.
Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters Lovella Gladys and Helen; and brothers Bennie and Mac.
She is also survived by her husband, Mons, and son Lloyd, both of Helena; son Mons Jr . of Boise; daughter Carla of Seattle; brother Morris in North Dakota; five grandchildren in four states; and four great-grandchildren and one great-granddog.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. 1400 Stuart, Helena MT 59601, would continue her mission and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church's ministry.
Visitation will start Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at noon and continue until noon on Friday, Feb. 3, 2006.
Church Services will be Friday; Feb. 3, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Interment services will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont. A reception for friends and relatives will follow at the Yogo Inn. Local arrangements have been entrusted to Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home.
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