Helen L. Langner

January 29, 1928 - May 16, 2019

Helen L. Langner, age 91, of Storm Lake, Iowa passed on to heaven at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the CHURCH. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Helen was born January 29, 1928 to Ralph and Edna (Hodges) Sheffield in Storm Lake, Iowa. Helen graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1945 and attended Cornell College and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Sioux City. Helen was united in marriage to Gladwyn Langner on Aug. 8th, 1948 in the Methodist Church at South Sioux City, NE. To this union five sons were born. Later Helen and Gladwyn welcomed into their home a Korean orphan daughter until she moved to Hope Haven in Rock Valley, IA. Helen lived her life farming with Gladwyn in the Storm Lake and Schaller area until retiring to Storm Lake in 1984. They celebrated their 62nd anniversary in August 2010. Helen enjoyed reading, classical music, quilting, knitting, cross stitch, baking cookies for the boys, jigsaw puzzles & sports. Go Cubs! She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, ladies circle member, funeral committee member and sang in the church choir. She was also a 70+ year member of PEO chapter EP-NL. Those left to cherish her memory are her sons: Michael (Diane) Ankeny, IA; Mark (Deborah), Early, IA; Merle, Jefferson, IA; Marshall (Jane) Knoxville, IA; daughter Mary Jo, Rock Valley, IA; and sister-in-law, Ruth Sheffield, Midland, MI. Grandchildren: Amy (Patty) Connelly; Eric (Kara); Brian (Stephanie); Robert; Keri (Josh) Woodard; Joseph; Jeff (Lisa), Ashley (Alex) Baker, Jeremy (Becky), Sara (Cory) Glover; Tim. Great grandchildren: Courtney, Christopher, Corrine, Luke, Zane, Trevor, Rylee, Prestin, Mykensie, Landon, Konner, Mathew, Cole, Reeve. Helen is preceded in death by husband, Gladwyn, son Morris Ronald, grandson William Paul, parents Ralph and Edna Sheffield, brothers Gordon & Paul, sister Ruth, sister-in-law Dorothy, brother-in-law Glenn Cunningham. Helen has donated her body to science for study at Des Moines University. A special thank you to Sue Geisinger for her dedicated assistance over the years.