Helga V. Nedergaard
WAYNE — Helga V. Nedergaard, 102, Wayne, died Jan. 22, 2022, at Wayne Countryview Estates, in the company of friends and family.
Services will be held at a later date with arrangements with Hasemann Funeral Home, Wayne.
Johanna Helga Victoria Swanson was born near Dixon, Dec. 11, 1919, to Olaf and Hilma Swanson. She grew up and graduated from high school in Hartington. Following graduation and employment in Hartington as a secretary, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she served on the staff of Nebraska Third District U.S. Representative Karl Stefan She married Gordon M. Nedergaard, Obert, Feb. 19, 1949. The couple settled first in Hartington, before moving to Norfolk, Sioux Rapids, Iowa, Winside, and finally to Wayne, where they resided for the rest of their lives. Gordon passed away in 1984.
Helga worked in a number of secretarial jobs, including service as Clerk of the Wayne County court, while engaging in the more difficult task of raising three children. A loyal member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (later Our Savior), she taught Sunday school, sang in the choir, and served on several committees including the church council. In her retirement years, she served numerous charitable institutions including Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity among others.
She enjoyed traveling to visit the grandchildren and to see the world with her sister, Anne, and friends. An extraordinary woman!
Helga was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother as well as a great friend to all. Her generosity and willingness to reach out to others served as a sterling example to her family.
Helga’s husband Gordon; her parents; beloved sisters and brother, Elsie, Anne and Eddie, and their spouses; and many close and lifelong friends preceded her in death.
She is survived by daughters, Karen (Tim) Lemmon and Kris (Breck) Giese; son, Eric (Jenny); five grandsons, one granddaughter, seven great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, three nephews, four nieces, and a large extended family and group of friends. Helga cherished and took pride in each and every one of them.