Helen May Goodyear

Helen Goodyear, 91, of Redwood Falls died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls with Rev. Scott Prouty officiating. Burial will follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011, from 4 until 7 p.m., at the Nelson-Martin Funeral Home in Redwood Falls and will continue on Tuesday at the church for one hour prior to services. Arrangements are with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com. Helen May Goodyear, the daughter of Alfred and Rosa (Brade) Hansen, was born April 28, 1919 in Garner, Iowa. She was raised in Garner and Nevada, Iowa. Helen was Valedictorian of her Nevada High School graduating class. On February 7, 1942, Helen married Alan Goodyear in Glendale, California. During World War II, the couple resided in San Diego where Helen worked as a nurses’ aid at...