Lena (Helena) Janzen
Married Name:
Lena Janzen Reimer Schmidt
Born: September 10, 1896
Place: Marion County, Kansas
Died: January 25, 1975
Place: Marion County, Kansas
MOTHER:
Katharina Ratzlaff
FATHER:
John P. Janzen
SIBLINGS:
Katharine Janzen (8/1/1890 - 8/10/1890)
Katharine Janzen (8/4/1891 - 4/15/1896)
Benjamine Janzen (11/25/1894 - 4/11/1896)
Eva Janzen
Benjamin Janzen
George Janzen
Justina Janzen
Marie Janzen
Susie Janzen (3/20/1908 - 7/7/1909)
STEP-MOTHER:
Sara Schroeder
HALF-SIBLINGS:
Otto Janzen (6/15/1913 - 6/15/1913)
Sara Janzen
Ruth Janzen
SPOUSE:
William J. Reimer (5/21/1892 - 3/16/1948)
Married: December 19, 1917
Place: Marion County, Kansas
CHILDREN:
Earnest Reimer (8/10/1918 - 8/10/1918)
Stella Reimer (8/10/1918 - 8/10/1918)
Dora Reimer (1920 - 1920)
Rubena Reimer (born: 8/22/1922)
Raymond Reimer (born: 10/1/1926)
Louise Reimer (born: 10/22/1930)
Widowed: March 16, 1948
SPOUSE:
John F. Schmidt (5/25/1890 - 2/17/1963)
Married: February 1, 1958
Place: Marion County, Kansas
Widowed: February 17, 1963
BIOGRAPHY
Helena was born on September 10, 1896 to John P. and Katharina (Ratzlaff) Janzen. Her family remembers how much Helena loved to butcher pigs on the farm. On the morning of a butchering, Helena would be sitting on the porch at 5 a.m. in the dark ready to butcher a pig.
Helena married William J. Reimer on December 19, 1917. Helena had six children before her husband passed away on March 16, 1948. Ten years later, Helena married John F. Schmidt on February 1, 1958. They lived 10 years together in marriage before John passed away on February 17, 1963. Helena passed away 12 years later on January 25, 1975 at age 78.
