- Helen passed away in her sleep on January 10, 2014 in Port Angeles, WA at the age of 91 after a wonderful day at Golden Years. She was born on March 03, 1922 in Ketchikan, Alaska and moved to Seattle when she was 4. Helen graduated from Queen Anne High School and then Secretarial Business School. Helen married the late John Harold Sagdahl on 5/31/1942. They met at the Swedish Club in Seattle, and were both wonderful dancers. She spent WWII moving from Seattle to Camp Pend Oreille to Ogden, UT to Berkeley, CA back to Seattle, while John trained up in electronics and served in the Pacific. In 1946, after the War, Helen and family moved to Poulsbo, WA, where Helen worked as a homemaker and John worked as a foreman at Keyport Naval Torpedo Station.
Helen worked for 5 years commuting by ferry to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in Seattle. She was a lifetime member of the Sons of Norway and spent many years serving others. She was passionate about her family and her home in Poulsbo.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, John in 2007, and her son, David in 2010. She is survived by son, Paul (Michelle) Sagdahl, daughter, Nancy (Richard) Sleeper, and daughter-in-law, Kathy Sagdahl. Grandchildren: Kimberly (Charles) Senn, Raymond (Krystal) Sagdahl, Chardon Sagdahl, Kelly (Brett) Everidge, Andrea (Jonathan) Zimmerman, Christopher (Sarah) Tracy, Jeffrey (Krista) Tracy, Heidi (Eric) Thorley, and Scott (Tiana) Tracy. Great Grandchildren: Maxwell, Mason, & Mitchell Sagdahl, Andersen, & Amelia Sagdahl, Bennett, Karalina, & Katherine Everidge, Emily, Joshua, & Addison Zimmerman, Anna, & Owen Tracy, Aiven Tracy, Kaitlyn, Zachary, & Ethan Thorley, Emma & Abby Tracy.
Services will not be held at Helens request. She will be laid to rest in a niche next to John at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Bremerton. A celebration of her life will be held at a future date.
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