Mildred was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 31, 1928 to Lloyd and Lucille Howard. Mildred met Wayne Teller after his service in World War II and they fell madly in love and married on June 20, 1947. Together they had four children.
She was a homemaker, owned a toy shop named Toy Town in Williston, ND, and worked as a cashier at a shoe store in downtown Colorado Springs. Her main interests were bowling, the outdoors, feeding the birds and wildlife. She also was an artist who enjoyed painting with oils and going to china painting classes. She especially loved spending time with her family and the special time with her husband at their cabin.
She is survived by daughters Susan Helstad, Janet Lowrance, and Kathy Fiedler (George). Grandchildren Brian Helstad, Brad Helstad, Kyle Helstad, Courtney Demilt, Connie Jenkins, Renee Lowrance, Jerry Lowrance, Christopher Fiedler, Andrew Fiedler, Lauren Tubbs, 15 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, and sister Carol Wood.
She is preceded in death by her husband Wayne Teller, son Joseph Teller, son-in-law Glen Helstad, sisters Delores and Shirley, brother Kenneth, and her parents Lloyd and Lucille Howard.
Funeral arrangements will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, May 18, at Memorial Gardens, 3825 Airport Road, 80910.
Donations in Memory of Mildred are preferred to Pikes Peak Hospice:
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