Helena was born in Nieder Chortiza, Ukraine, on June 15, 1911. Helena was the first born child to Johann Thiessen and Helena Vogt. Her mother passed on to be with the Lord before young Helena reached 11 years old. In her 10 young years, she also lost 2 sisters and a brother, leaving behind herself, her brother Hein, and her Father Johann. After the sudden loss of his wife, Johann remarried and brought home a new mother, Anna Thiessen, when Helena was 11 years of age. Helena often expressed
