Helen Viola Rosenblad

Background

Rosenblad, Helen Viola was born on December 14, 1923 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Raymond Grant Streeter and Edith May Hunter.

Education

Bachelor in Sociology, Baker University, 1945.

Career

Director girls work Kingdom House, St. Louis, 1945—1946. Youth worker Morgan Memorial Youth and Children's Center, Boston, 1946—1950. Pricer Goodwill Industries, Springfield, 1950—1952.

Emergency Medical Technician Downs (Kansas) Ambulance Service, 1985—1987. Coordinator Mother-To-Mother Ministry, Hutchinson, 1987—1991. Member Reno County Emergency Response Team, since 2007.

Transportation consultant Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Dodge City, 1970—1979.

Achievements

• Helen Viola Rosenblad has been listed as a noteworthy social services administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The flitting of rose leaves: The family of Olof Axel Rosenblad in Sweden and America

Membership

Leader Girl Scouts, Boston, Springfield, Lowell, Andover, Massachusetts, 1946—1960. Clothing and foods leader 4H, Winfield, Bushton, Stafford, Kansas, 1960—1975. Founder Downs History Society, 1983—1987, Downs Senior Citizens, Inc, 1983—1987.

Director Federal Commodity Distribution, Osborne County, 1984—1987. Founder, board directors Interfaith Housing Services, Hutchinson, 1990—2008. Advisory board Youthbuild, Inc., 1993—1996.

Active Hutchinson Community Improvement Commission, 1995—2001, 2006—2009, Hutchinson Housing Commission, 1995—2005, Hutchinson Housing Authority Board, since 1998, Mayor's Task Force for Community Diversity, 2004—2007. Founder, board directors Stepping-Stones for Youth, Inc., Hutchinson, 1997—2004. Delivery person Meals on Wheels, since 1997.

With Society St. Andrew Potato Drop, 2005—2009. Missions committee United Methodist Church, 1960—2009. Board directors Area Agencies on Aging, Kansas, 1970—1987, Hutchinson Americans with Disabilities Act, since 2004, Hutchinson Green Team, since 2007.

Member of United Methodist Women.

Interests

• Genealogy.

Connections

Married Ralph Alexander Rosenblad, June 8, 1946. Children: Signe Elizabeth, Eric Lee, Kirstin Patricia, Lars Jon.

Father:

Raymond Grant Streeter

Mother:

Edith May Hunter

Spouse:

Ralph Alexander Rosenblad

child:

Lars Jon Rosenblad

child:

Kirstin Patricia Rosenblad

child:

Eric Lee Rosenblad

child:

Signe Elizabeth Rosenblad