Barbara "Helen" Thompson

1934 - 2025

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Barbara "Helen" Thompson, age 91, of Sauk Rapids, who died Dec. 15, 2025, at Country Manor Health Care and Retirement Center in Sartell. The Rev. Thomas Knoblach will officiate and burial will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Tuesday at the church in Sauk Rapids. Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 5 p.m. Monday.
Helen was born June 10, 1934, in St. Wendel to John and Anna (Sobania) Beam. She married Ernest W. Thompson June 2, 1954 in Royalton and the couple lived in St. Cloud until moving to Sauk Rapids in 1966. Helen was a bookkeeper at Jack Frost, Donovan's Sausage and Nahan Printing. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Monica's Society (Christian Mothers) Helen enjoyed sewing, crocheting, making quilts for her grandchildren, gardening, canning and baking bread.
Survivors include her children, Sharyn (Richard) Hoium of Stacy, Gary (Colleen) of Sauk Rapids, David (Gretchen) of Ormond Beach, Florida, Chuck (Stacy) of Sartell, Tim (Theresa) of Mayer; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest; sisters and brothers, Rita (Lloyd) Hammerel, Alma (Lawrence) Novitzki, Roman (Kathy) Beam, Al (Carol) Beam, Rosalie Beam and infant brothers, Joseph and John and an infant sister, Mary Ann; grandchildren, Nicholas Hoium and Sydney Thompson.
Memorials are preferred to the Poor Clare Monastery.
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