Helen Saxlund

Helen Saxlund, 95, of Langdon, ND, passed away November 6, 2024, at Wheatland Estates in Langdon.

Helen Maxine Cheatley was born March 5, 1929, in Gordon Township to Everette and Elizabeth (McBride) Cheatley. She grew up and attended school in Gordon Township and graduated from Langdon High School in 1947. She continued her education at Valley City State College for her standard teaching certificate and later went to Mayville State for her teaching degree. She taught in Alsen, Grace City, Lisbon, and a county school near the farm in Gordon Township. On November 27, 1954, Helen married Burdett Saxlund in Lisbon, ND. In 1958, they moved to the family farm in Gordon Township and began farming with Helen’s brother, Bob Cheatley. In 1992, Helen and Bert moved permanently to Langdon. They were able to spend about 20 winters in Arizona.

Helen enjoyed sewing, quilting, knitting, tending her flower gardens and was an avid reader. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church in Langdon since 1946 and was very involved as an Elder, Deacon, Sunday School superintendent and teacher, and was a member of Ruth Circle. She also was a member of the Langdon Curling Club, Maple Manor Auxiliary, and Friendship Homemakers, as well as a Girl Scout leader. Helen loved keeping up with the activities of her kids, grandkids, and great-grandchildren through social media.

Surviving Helen are her daughter, Susan (Wayne) Lutz, of Eureka, SD; grandchildren: Alisha (Fred) Wohl, Daniel (Hannah) Burrer, Nathaniel (Kristin) Lutz, Whitney (Chadd) Damm, Joshua (Courtney Grandgenett) Burrer; great-grandchildren: Annabelle, Brady, Calista, Emilia, Aiden, Sophia, Lexi; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bert, daughter Rebecca Burrer, grandson Michael Burrer, and brother and sister-in-law Robert and Anne Cheatley.

A service for Helen will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Presbyterian Church in Langdon. Burial of ashes will be at Lebanon Cemetery in Langdon.