Mrs. Helen Florence Townsend, age 95, passed away at The Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, NE. Helen was born in Cody, NE on October 3, 1925. Her parents were Bart and Leona Freeman.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Townsend; one son, William Case of Cozad, NE; twelve brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by two sons, Robert Johnson of Loomis, NE and Jim Townsend of Valentine, NE; and one daughter, Shirley Hazen of Spokane, WA. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, eighteen greatgrandchildren, sixteen great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Methodist Church in Ainsworth with a reception to follow in the fellowship hall.