St. Hilaire
- Carol Haats, 62, died Wednesday, December 27, 2000 at Dakota
Heartland Hospital in Fargo, N.D. 
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, at Calvary Lutheran Church in St. Hilaire with Rev. Terri Cuppett officiating. Special music was provided by Rev. Cuppett and Gene Lunsetter. Casketbearers were Tom Spicer, Vern Dokkin, Jim Gunstad, Bob Martell, Howard Dalager and Bernard Huot. Interment was in Community Cemetery in St. Hilaire. Green Funeral Home of Thief River Falls was in charge of the arrangements.
Carol Ann Mather was born on November 4, 1938 in Grand Forks county of North Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Alice (Muir) Mather. She grew up and attended school in Gilby, N.D., graduating from Gilby High School in 1956.
On June 23, 1956, Carol was united in marriage to Gordon H. Haats in Gilby. The couple made their home there until 1963 when they moved to Grafton, N.D. In 1965, they moved to Spokane, Wash., and in 1966, they moved to St. Hilaire.
Carol was employed by several restaurants in St. Hilaire and Thief River Falls before going to work at Northern Pride where she worked for 13 years, retiring in September 2000.
She enjoyed dancing, reading, crocheting, camping, trivia and game shows and spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed sports and was a big Vikings and Twins fan. Watching her sons play ball was also among the things she most enjoyed.
Carol is survived by her husband, Gordon of St. Hilaire; a daughter, Eileen (Ron) Kelley of Detroit Lakes; two sons, Mark (special friend Deb) of Thief River Falls and Steve (Brenda) of Warroad; six grandchildren; her mother, Alice of Grand Forks, N.D.; and a brother, Ken of Grand Forks, N.D.
She was preceded in death by her father. A00003B2000JA03