Helen Jane Marie Franks

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Helen Jane Marie Franks

Helen M. Omdahl was born she was the sixth of ten children born to Mandus and Sylvia (Scotvold) Omdahl. She grew up in Cottonwood where she received her elementary education. She attended Kadoka High School, graduating in 1947. She went on to attended Black Hills Teacher’s College in Spearfish before teaching in rural schools in the area. After a few years of teaching, she went to nursing school. She worked as a nurse in different hospitals, including the Philip Hospital. In the early 80’s she spent her winters in Sun City, Arizona, and the summers in Philip. While she was in Sun City, she met a neighbor, Randall Franks, they were married on June 25, 1991, in Miami, Oklahoma. After their marriage, they lived in Garden City, Missouri and later Sun City, Arizona, where Randy worked as a mechanical engineer at Luke Air Force Base. They came back to Philip in July of 2015, where they have since resided. Like the rest of the Omdahl family, Helen enjoyed playing bingo and all sorts of card games. Survivors include her husband one sister, one brother ; two sisters-in-law,. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; seven siblings, Oliver Omdahl, Mabel Brunner, Grace O’Dea, Tom Omdahl, Nellie O’Dea, Esther Buhring, and Lucille Omdahl in infancy.