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Helen Schwab grew up in Minneapolis. Her 'main aim in life was to be a toe dancer.' She took lots of dance lessons and learned to play piano and organ. Helen's mother and father married when they were 16 and 19 years old. He was in real estate and and they had a home with 50 acres of land on Briggs Lake near Clear Lake, Minnesota.
Helen had one brother, 10 years older than her. Due to their difference in age, they 'were not very close' and he was asphyxiated in a fire in Oklahoma City at the age of 32. Helen's mother, Maude lived to be 79 years old, outliving her husband by 6 years. He died of chronic leukemia and she of pneumonia. She would not accept medical services because she was a devout Christian Scientist.
Helen went to West High School and the Minnesota School of Business. She worked for Arthur at IDS and they were married May 27, l939. They adopted Mary Helen and moved into their new home in Golden Valley in 1950.
Helen loves sports and hardly misses a baseball or football game. She is a gourmet cook, and judging from the interior of her home, could easily have made a fortune in interior decorating. She swims regularly, is an expert on wildlife identification and has a kind and gentle manner.
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1912 - Yes, date unknown
, d. 11 Jun 2000, Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States