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FAIRMONT -- Private graveside services for Helen L. Ring, 98, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held for close family at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Helen Lenora Wokasch was born Dec. 20, 1921, the daughter of Thomas and Hilma Wokasch. She attended school in Fairmont. On April 19, 1944, she was united in marriage to Alvin Ring in Fairmont. They shared nearly 50 years together until Alvin passed on March 20, 1992, at the age of 78. They were blessed with two children. Helen enjoyed being a homemaker and mother, but she enjoyed being a grandmother even more. Pets were always important, and cats had a special place in her heart. “Come on in, the door is open, and the coffee pot is on.” Friends and family were always welcome at Mom’s house and a chair was waiting for you at the kitchen table. You knew you would be served the best coffee around. Thanks Mom. Helen Ring slipped away peacefully, knowing she was loved, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center. She narrowly missed hosting a dance for her hundredth birthday. She is now reunited with her father and mother, Thomas and Hilma Wokasch, her husband Alvin Ring, her brother, Floyd Wokasch, and many other family members. She is survived by her children, Kenneth Ring and his wife, Linda of Grand Forks, N.D., and JoDell Justice and her husband, Gene of Fairmont. She was the proud grandmother of three grandchildren, Angela Justice of Boston, Mass., Kerry Ring and his wife, Lori of Grand Forks, and Daniel Justice of Mankato, Minn. She was blessed with three great-grandchildren, Sarah Justice of Fairmont, Lindsey and Katelyn Ring of Grand Forks. Our mom and grandma will be greatly missed. Memorials are preferred to Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center or the Humane Society. www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net