Helen J. Huttner

Helen Huttner, 87, died July 11, 2019, at her home in Stayton, Oregon after a long illness. A celebration of life will be held in July 2020 at her daughter’s farm in Houston, MN followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Atkinson, WI. Mrs. Huttner was born April 4, 1932, in Fort Atkinson, WI to Laurence and Alma (Gehrke) Mehltretter. She was a 1950 graduate of Fort Atkinson Senior High School. Helen married Henry “Heinie” Huttner on September 25, 1954, at St. Mary’s Church in Milton, WI. They went on to have five children, and Helen dedicated herself to her family and being an exceptional homemaker. Outside the home, she worked various positions through the years at Jones, Highsmith, James manufacturing and Fort Atkinson Public Library. Helen loved gardening, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and was known for her exceptional cookies. On April 15, 2004, her husband Henry passed away, which led to her eventual move to Stayton, Oregon in 2011. For the past eight years, Helen enjoyed activities at the senior center, lunches, playing games, and trips to the Oregon coast with a close group of friends. Family and friends remained her priority throughout her life. Helen is survived by her sister Betty Hoffman (Canon City, CO), children Sally Wilson (Houston, MN), Sue Willmann (Pineville, MO), Diane Atchison (Turner, OR), Donna Huttner (Caledonia, MN), Don Huttner (Bangkok, Thailand), nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.