Duluth News Tribune; Duluth MN; 2003-5-10

Helmi Ilona Lammi

Helmi Ilona Lammi, 83, Proctor, died Thursday, May 8, 2003, in her
home. She was born January 15, 1920, in Tamarack, Minn., to Uno and Mary
Josephine (Rinta) Lake. She was raised in SaloTownship and attended the
Rice Lake School grades 1-8 and graduated from McGregor High School
in 1937. Helmi married Floyd Gust Lammi on December 18, 1949. Helmi
worked for the Co-op Publishing Association in Superior as a reporter,
translator and public relations director; at the Range Co-op Federation
in Virginia as public relations director and at the Co-op Summer Camp
at Arrowhead Lake as camp youth and adult counselor. After starting
a family, she helped found United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Duluth and
served for a total of 40 years in many positions including president and
executive director for 20 years. During this time she also earned a BS
degree in Sociology from the University of Minnesota. She was President
of the Board of Directors for Redruth Valley, which built a barrier
free assisted living facility for handicapped persons, the first of
its kind in the area. She served as Finnish language instructor in the
Proctor community schools. She was a member of Forbes United Methodist
Church. Helmi sang in the Jarvenpaa Chorus, was a member of the Finnish
American Historical Society and a member and officer of Zonta. Helmi was
preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Kay Lammi; a brother, William F.
Lake; and a sister, Hilma Lake. She is survived by her husband, Floyd G.
Lammi of Proctor; two sons, Vic (Priscilla Stanley) of Denver, N.C., and
Ted (Barb) of Cloquet; four grandchildren, Alexander Lammi of Colorado
Springs, Colo., Aaron Lammi and Maria Lammi, both of Cloquet and Mary
Claire Stanley of Denver, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Ruth English of Cloquet;
a nephew, David (Sharon) Lake of Tamarack and their children, Robin and
Eric. VISITATION: 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2003, in Northland Funeral
Home, 801 14th Street, Cloquet. Visitation will continue Monday, May
12, 2003, from 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral in Forbes United Methodist
Church, 33 Grove Street, Proctor.  Memorials are preferred to the United
Cerebral Palsy of MN, 1821 University Avenue W. Suite 219S, St. Paul,
MN 55104. Arrangements entrusted to Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th
Street, Cloquet. To sign the guestbook and offer an online tribute,
see northland funeralhome.com.