FREITAG, Helena Matilda Alvina^{[1, 2]}

1895 - 1943  (47 years)

• Name	FREITAG, Helena Matilda Alvina
  Nickname	Lena
  Birth	24 Dec 1895	Sherman, Redwood, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Oct 1943	Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, United States
  	Name: Helena M. Haak Gender: Female Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 15 Oct 1943 Death Place: Springfield, Brown, Minnesota Age: 47 Birth Date: 1896 Birthplace: Occupation: Race: Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Andrew Haak Father's Name: August Freitag Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Alvina Henning Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02559-0 System Origin: Minnesota-EASy GS Film number: 2243467 Reference ID: 1678 Citing this Record: "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDW9-X5K : accessed 5 June 2015), August Freitag in entry for Helena M. Haak, 15 Oct 1943; citing Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, reference 1678; FHL microfilm 2,243,467. Services Held for Mrs. A. Haak Funeral services were held here for Mrs. Andrew Haak on Tuesday afternoon with Rev. R. Schierenbeck officiating. The deceased had been ill for the past year and her condition gradually became worse following an operation performed last September. She was confined to her bed during the last four months of her life, suffering with the dread disease of cancer. About a week ago she was removed to the Springfield hospital to receive physical comfort and relief from her illness. She died at the hospital last Friday evening. Mrs. Haak was born on Dec. 24, 1895 in Sherman township, Redwood county as a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Freitag. She grew to young womanhood in her community and on February 5, 1938 was married to Mr. Andrew Haak at Sisseton, S.D. They made their home on a farm near Sanborn these many years. The bereaved ones are: the husband; her mother, Mrs. Alvina Freitag of Morgan; children by a former marriage: Mrs. Vernon Wood of Hector; Ferdinand Zamzow, Lamberton; Mrs. Melvin Gehrt, Olivia, Mrs. C. Pieske, Sanborn; Mrs. L. Latzer, Sisseton, S.D.; and Evelyn and Luverne Haak; one sister, Mrs. Clark Wood, Morgan; two brothers, Clarence and Henry of Morgan; two grandchildren and a large circle of friends. Services were held at the home at 1 o'clock and at the Zion Lutheran Church at 1:30 o'clock. Miss Chloe Fenske presided at the organ during the service and accompanied pupils of the Christian Day School, who sang, "Asleep In Jesus." Interment was made in the Morgan cemetery. --The Sanborn Sentinel October 1943
  Burial	Morgan, Redwood, Minnesota, United States
  	Address: Morgan City Cemetery
  Person ID	I2912	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Freitag Family (Ellen's maternal)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	FREITAG, August F.,   b. 15 Apr 1869, Minnesota, United States d. 15 Apr 1933, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, United States (Age 64 years)
  Mother	HENNING, Alvina Pauline,   b. May 1876, Illinois, United States d. 5 Nov 1950, Morgan, Redwood, Minnesota, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1894	Eden Township, Brown, Minnesota, United States
  Family ID	F1030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Family ID	F2435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	ZAMZOW, Emil Karl,   b. Abt 1895   d. 10 Sep 1961, Polk, Iowa, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1914	Morgan, Redwood, Minnesota, United States
  Children	+ 1. ZAMZOW, Adeline,   b. 1 Aug 1914, Clements, Redwood, Minnesota, United States d. 3 Mar 1947, Des Moines, Iowa, United States (Age 32 years) > 2. ZAMZOW, Ferdinand Julius Clarence,   b. 3 Nov 1917, Clements, Redwood, Minnesota, United States d. 12 Dec 2001 (Age 84 years) + 3. ZAMZOW, Doris Ida Alma,   b. 29 Apr 1919, Clements, Redwood, Minnesota, United States d. 8 Sep 2003 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Census - 1900 United States Federal Population Schedule - FamilySearch, Sherman & Paxton Townships, Redwood County, Minnesota; Enumeration District 238; Page 8B; Family Number 133; August Freitag, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M93K-ZHM; viewed online; 31 May 2013. [S57] Vital Records - Minnesota Birth Records-FamilySearch, viewed online; 31 May 2013; Child of August Freitag, V. A, p 183, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD7N-Y2T.