Elle est mariée avec Brian Berry Andelin.
Ils se sont mariés le 25 janvier 1972 à Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, elle avait 22 ans.
Enfant(s):
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Brian Berry Andelin |
Helena Mirjami Ponkanen Andelin
Birth: Apr. 7, 1949
Joensuu
North Karelia, Finland
Death: Jun. 22, 2013
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Father: Antii Olavi Ponkanen
Mother: Alina Halonen Ponkanen
Spouse: Brian Berry Andelin
Married: 25 January 1972
Place: Los Angeles LDS Temple
Early Life: Born in Finland to Finnish Karelian parents, the fifth of six children. At age 13, Helena joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young girl, Helena loved playing in the forests near her home, picking berries and flowers, and playing in the snow. She spent her life surrounding herself with beautiful things while seeking to enrich the lives of others through love and service.
Education: Brigham Young University | LDS Business College
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Helena immigrated to the United States to attend BYU, where she fell in love with Brian Berry Andelin. They married in 1972 in the Los Angeles Temple and had seven children. She loved the landscape and people of each place she lived: Finland, CA, MO, OR, TX, AZ, VA, and UT. She graduated from LDS Business College in Interior Design and loved learning and reading. She had been a member of the Utah Opera Guild. Her life work was that of a mother and a disciple of Jesus Christ. She loved serving her family and serving in the Church. She was a modern pioneer who loved her family and made great sacrifices so they could enjoy the blessings of the Gospel. She was eternally grateful to the LDS missionaries in Finland who taught her family. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Beautiful and faithful mother, Helena Mirjami Ponkanen Andelin passed away in Salt Lake City on June 22, 2013. She was 64.
Religion/Associations: LDS Church Member and Utah Opera Guild
Cause Of Death: Stroke
Survived By: Her children: Karina (Karl) Brown of Nibley, UT; Tami (David) Owen of Draper, UT; Clark (Jessica) Andelin of Mexico, MO; Tanya (Dave) Gibson of Baltimore, MD; Joseph (Ivonne) Andelin of Draper, UT; Todd Andelin of Salt Lake City, UT, Brian Andelin of Provo, UT; twenty grandchildren; sisters: Pirjo (Tero) Tarma of Finland; Raija (Bob) Maddock of Salt Lake City, UT; Liisa (Val) Higginbotham of South Jordan, UT; and brother, Matti Ponkanen of Finland.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, parents and brother, Martti Ponkanen.
Services: Emigration LDS 21st Ward
Mortuary: Premier Funeral Services
Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Obituary: Deseret News | 27 June 2013
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Family links:
Spouse:
Brian Berry Andelin (1948 - 2012)
Burial:
Salt Lake City Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Created by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Record added: Jun 28, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 113031753