Helena B. Duerksen
Married Name:
Helena Duerksen Schmidt
Born: February 10, 1862
Place: Alexanderthal, South Russia
Died: October 1, 1933
Place: Goessel, Kansas
MOTHER:
Aganetha Balzer
FATHER:
Johann Duerksen
SIBLINGS:
Maria B. Duerksen
Johann J. Duerksen
Heinrich J. Duerksen
Peter J. Duerksen
Katherina B. Duerksen
Jacob J. Duerksen (1/16/1867 - 1/25/1867)
Cornelius B. Duerksen
Aganetha Duerksen
Gerhard J. Duerksen
Eva B. Duerksen
Anna B. Duerksen
Susanna B. Duerksen
David B. Duerksen
SPOUSE:
Peter E. Schmidt (1/4/1850 - 1/3/1917)
Married: March 14, 1882
Place: McPherson County, Kansas
CHILDREN:
Aganetha Schmidt (3/31/1883 - 10/8/1925)
Marie Schmidt
Widowed: January 3, 1917
SPOUSE:
Abraham A. Reimer (4/14/1859 - 10/11/1926)
Married: August 10, 1917
Place: Marion County, Kansas
No children born to this marriage
Widowed: October 11, 1926
SPOUSE:
Bernhard H. Friesen (4/11/1862 - 3/18/1947)
Married: December 9, 1927
Place: Marion County, Kansas
No children born to this marriage
A TRIBUTE TO PETER E. and HELENA (DUERKSEN) SCHMIDT
Written by Grandson Rudolph Hiebert
Grandmother married Peter E. Schmidt on March 14, 1882. They lived on a farm in McPherson County and had two daughters, Aganetha and Maria.
Back Row: Aganetha (Schmidt) & Peter E. Hiebert, with daughter Linda,
Maria (Schmidt), daughter Helena, & Henry G. Hiebert
Front Row: Margaretha, Rudolph, Aganetha, Peter E. & Helena (Duerksen) Schmidt, Menno Hiebert
They had a large orchard and also some black walnut trees. Grandmother often sent us grandchildren to the shed to crack black walnuts for her to use in her baking. Our grandparents often came to visit us and she was very friendly.
Grandfather died in 1917 and then Grandmother married Abraham Reimer. They made their home in Moundridge. When Mr. Reimer died she moved to Goessel. In December 1927, she married Bernhard H. Friesen and he came to live with her until her death in 1947. Helena was 71 years old when she died.
