Helen Knopp Heringer was born to Julian and May Knopp on Thanksgiving Day in her childhood home near Crane, Montana on Nov. 24, 1927. She attended school in Crane as a child and finished off her final year of education at Sidney High in 1944. She was gifted with impressive musical talents and a servanthood spirit from a young age. At 9 years old, she invited the Lord Jesus Christ to be her Savior and Lord and was baptized. While in high school she relished working as a radio announcer/disk jockey for KGCX radio. She later resigned from that to teach at Newlon school near Crane.
She married her sweetheart Paul Heringer on Nov. 23, 1945 in Wibaux. The couple took up farming south of Crane and ranching later at the Dunc Narum ranch east of Lambert. In Oct. 1953 they transitioned to the retail grocery business. They remodeled a general mercantile store into their home and post office quarters. Helen served as a postmaster for 34 years until her retirement.
She was a loving wife for 64 years, mother of 5, grandmother/great-grandmother of 64, and sister in Christ to everyone in her community. She was crafty, creative, loved a good pun, and could transpose music on the fly. She was a wonderful story teller, great encourager, and a prayer warrior. She welcomed many into her home for tasty food and fellowship and delighted in growing fresh veggies and flowers in her beautiful garden. She was a dedicated Lambert Lions fan and she received the Montana High School Association’s Super Fan Award in 2005 for her outstanding support of school activities.
In July of 2005 Paul and Helen moved to Sidney, MT. She remained very active and loved playing piano at Extended Care and at various local churches. She enjoyed reading, journaling, scrapbooking, writing poetry and watching God paint the sky at sunset out her window. She was passionate about sharing Jesus’ Love and supported Christian charities. She wrote inspiring letters/cards to her friends and family.
Helen went to be with the Lord March 28, 2021 at home surrounded by family that loved her. Her celebration of life will be held at the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Lambert on April 2, 2021.
Helen is survived by: Daughters: Rennie (Mike) Sharp, New London, MN; Sunetta (Tim) Ellwein, Billings, MT; Sons: Ronne (Sandra) Heringer, Glasgow, MT; Sheldon (Anita) Heringer, Lambert, MT; Scott (Christy) Heringer, Nepal and numerous grandchildren/great-grandchildren.
Donations in Helen’s honor may be made to the following charities:
Sunrise Women’s Clinic at PO Box 1086 in Sidney, MT
Food for the Hungry at https://www.fh.org
Samaritans Purse at samaritanspurse.org