Helen E. Weigel of Thorne Crest Retirement Community in Albert Lea passed away Jan. 18, 2013.

She was born Feb. 28, 1922, to Carl Edward and Hanna (Utabjaa) Estergren.

There will be a private burial later.

Helen graduated from Albert Lea High School class of 1940. She married Chief Petty Officer Francis Weigel Dec. 20, 1944, at Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.