In 1934, James A. Helgeson and his wife, Gladys, moved to Roseau, Minnesota, to start Helgeson Funeral Home and Furniture Store. Jim's sons later joined the funeral home, Roger in 1962, and Mark in 1968. Since the beginning, the Helgeson family has served people from all walks of life, and they continue to offer a wide selection of services for people in northwest Minnesota.
Services
When it comes to your final arrangements, shouldn't you make the decisions? The arrangements you make will reflect your exact wishes and desires. Pre-arranging your own service will help to ease the burden of your loved ones. It will also alleviate any questions, problems or differences, which can occur among family members.
The basic Military Funeral Honors (MFH) ceremony consists of the folding and presentation of the United States flag to the veterans' family and the playing of Taps. The ceremony is performed by a funeral honors detail consisting of at least two members of the Armed Forces. The Funeral Honors rendered to you or your veteran will be determined by the status of the veteran.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a Government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible veteran in any cemetery around the world, regardless of their date of death. When the grave is already marked, applicants will have the option to apply for either a traditional headstone or marker, or a new device (available spring 2009).
A United States flag is provided, at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased veteran who served honorably in the U. S. Armed Forces. It is furnished to honor the memory of a veteran's military service to his or her country. Generally, the flag is given to the next-of-kin, as a keepsake, after its use during the funeral service.
Funerals fill an important role for those mourning the loss of a loved one. By providing surviving family and friends with an atmosphere of care and support in which to share thoughts and feelings about death, funerals are the first step in the healing process. It is the traditional way to recognize the finality of death.
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Haley
Sep 16, 2021
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Sexiphatti
Jan 05, 2020
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Barbara H.
Jun 24, 2014
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Use ANYONE ELSE! ANYONE AT ALL! Pete Helgeson is a bully, he's rude, he takes advantage of families while they are grieving! He charged 3 times what Heritage wants for cremation. He tried to play my family against each other. He straight out lied telling me that we didn't have a choice but to use their services. When I begged to differ and informed him we WOULD be using another service he accused me of trying to "skate out of the bill"... He asked me, a grieving family member if I had any idea what HE had done for our family by picking up the body. He tried to tell me they