HELLIE, Joseph Gregory

1939 - 2005  (65 years)

• Name	HELLIE, Joseph Gregory
  Nickname	J. Gregory
  Birth	27 Jul 1939	Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jun 2005	Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	Address: St. Cloud Hospital
  	J. Gregory Hellie Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2005 Brainerddispatch.com BREEZY POINT -- J. Gregory Hellie, age 65, of Breezy Point, died early Tuesday morning, June 28, 2005, at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with the Rev. Harry E. Olson Jr. officiating. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and for one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Joseph Gregory Hellie was born on July 27, 1939, in Rochester, Minn., the son of Joseph C. and Ruby (Gregory) Hellie. He was called from this life early Tuesday morning at St. Cloud Hospital, attaining the age of 65 years, 11 months, and one day. Greg grew up in Morton, Minn., and graduated from Morton High School in 1957. After high school, he went on to St. Olaf College receiving his bachelor's degree in 1961. On Aug. 26, 1961, he was united in marriage to Janice Nelson in St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Franklin, Minn. To this union two children, Kristin and Joseph were born. He then went to work for Westbrook Public Schools for five years before enrolling in the University of Minnesota to complete his master's degree. After receiving his master's in 1967, he began working for the Roseville Area High Schools as an assistant principal. In 1996, he retired and moved to the Breezy Point area. On Jan. 3, 2004, he was united in marriage to Gwendolen Brickell in Fullerton, Calif. While living in Pequot Lakes, Greg was actively involved in both his church and community. He loved to visit with people and was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church, the Pelican Lake Conservation Club, the Pequot Lakes Lions and the Sons of Norway. Golfing, fishing, traveling around the world and being with his grandchildren were some of the things Greg enjoyed the most. Greg was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph C. and Ruby; and his first wife, Janice. He is mourned in passing by his wife, Gwendolen; children, Kristin (Paul) Vogel, of Mankato, Minn., and Joseph (Amy) Hellie, of Sartell, Minn.; grandchildren, Joseph and Michael Vogel and Jack and Kate Hellie; and two brothers, Charles (Anita) Hellie, of Sauk Centre, Minn., and John (Karen) Hellie, of Pierz, Minn. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
  Burial	Breezy Point, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States   [2]
  	Address: Pelican Woods Cemetery and Nature Trail
  Person ID	I5552	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Freitag Family (Ellen's maternal)
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family	NELSON, Janice Ann,   b. 24 Mar 1942, Brown, Minnesota, United States d. 2 Aug 1999, Breezy Point, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1961	Franklin, Renville, Minnesota, United States   [3, 4]
  	Address: St. Luke's Lutheran Church
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F1877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S318] Newspaper - Minnesota - Brainerd Dispatch, J. Gregory Helli; Obituary; 20 June 2005; viewed online; 1 January 2014. [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 1 January 2014; Created by Denisep, added Sept 10, 2012; Find A Grave Memorial# 96842003; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96842003. [S77] Newspaper - Minnesota - Redwood Gazette, Obituary of Delbert Nelson; 9 December 1980; unknown page and column. [S318] Newspaper - Minnesota - Brainerd Dispatch, Jance A. Heller; Obituary; 3 August 1999; viewed online; 1 January 2014.