Helen Violet THOREN

1910 - 1988  (78 years)

• Name	Helen Violet THOREN
  Birth	14 Mar 1910	Swift County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1910-28734
  Death	19 Oct 1988	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
  Burial	funeral at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Chapel in Benson, Minnesota, on October 29th
  Notes	Helene Magdalene on her birth certificate. Helen V in the 1910 census, Helen Violet in the 1920 census and in her marriage record. She lived with her parents and siblings in Benson in the 1930 census. In the 1940 census, she was a young widow living with her father and four childen in Torning Twp in Swift County in the same house in which Helen and the boys had lived five years earlier. Helen had an 8th grade education. She had no occupation. She owned the farm and it was worth $1900. In August of 1966, at the time her son Richard got married, she was Mrs. Helen Ellingboe of 1879 Feronia Street in St. Paul. She is the Helene M Ellingboe, b. 4 Feb 1908 in “other country”, d. 19 Oct 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. Her mother’s maiden name is shown as Thoren. The SSDI has the birth date for that Helen as 14 Mar 1910. According to the obit for her son Richard, “at a very young age, [Olaf] passed away and later on [Helene] became ill, leaving the four children being placed into foster care.” In particular, Richard spent the rest of his young years being raised by foster parents in Sunburg. She may be the Helen Ellingboe listed in the 1948 Minneapolis city directory as residing at 1408 Spruce Place and working as a helper at Gross Bros Kronick.
  Person ID	I5678	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles O THOREN,   b. Abt 1860, Sweden d. 14 Jan 1942, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anna Mathilda ALM,   b. Abt 1872, Minnesota d. 12 Nov 1938, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1904	Swift County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F14308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olaf E ELLINGBOE,   b. 5 Aug 1880, Minnesota d. 15 Aug 1936, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1930	Swift County, Minnesota
  	as Olaf E Ellingboe and Helen V Thoren; Helen’s obit said, incorrectly, that they married in 1928
  Children	1. Clarence Olney ELLINGBOE,   b. 8 Apr 1931, Benson, Swift County, Minnesota d. 31 May 2002, Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)   2. Richard Allen ELLINGBOE,   b. 28 Jul 1933, Swift County, Minnesota d. 25 Sep 2011, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 78 years)   3. Charles Vernon ELLINGBOE,   b. 3 Oct 1934, Swift County, Minnesota d. 26 Feb 2014, Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)   4. Marguerite Ann ELLINGBOE,   b. 3 Feb 1936, Swift County, Minnesota d. 24 Dec 2016, Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F4038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025