Howard
M. Hasby, 75
Thief
River Falls - Howard M. Hasby, 75, died on
Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo,
N.D.
Funeral
services will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at
2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls, with Pastor John Wollenzien, officiating.
Casket bearers include Don Scott, Don Langevin,
Gary Dargon, Duane Opdahl, Gary Iverson and Tim
Engelstad. Honorary casket bearers include family
and friends. Military honors will be provided by
American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom Post 117 and VFW
Post 2793 of Thief River Falls. Interment will be
at the Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Visitation
will be held on Wednesday (today) from 5 p.m. until
8 p.m. with a prayer service held at 7 p.m. at the
Johnson Green Funeral Home and on Thursday one hour
prior to the service at the church.
Howard
Morris Hasby was born on December 1, 1928 in Spring
Brook Township, Marshall County, Minnesota the son
of the late Henry and Martha (Mikkelson) Hasby. He
and his family moved to Thief River Falls, where he
was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at
Trinity Lutheran Church, and attended country
school. On July 31, 1950 he entered the US Army,
serving in Alaska. Howard was honorable discharged
on July 30, 1953.
Howard
was united in marriage to Alice Irene Cork on
December 6, 1958. The couple lived in various
places, before moving to St. Hilaire in 1966. After
returning from the US Army he had several farming
jobs, before driving beer truck for Grain Belt Beer
Company. He then went on to work for Land O'Lakes
for 18 years, before going to L.B. Hartz, where he
retired after 22 years in 1991. He then moved to
Thief River Falls in 1994, where he has resided
since.
He
enjoyed farming, playing his guitar, talking about
the "Old Times" and his "Army Days". He especially
loved to spend time with his family and friends.
Survivors
include his children, Tim Hasby of Fisher, Dale
Hasby of St. Hilaire, Lisa Benton (special friend
Mike Puetz) of Thief River Falls, Lila (Bruce) Boe
of Oklahoma City, Okla., Missy Iverson (special
friend Dave Wilson) of St. Hilaire, Denise (John)
Wayman of Everett, Wash.; daughter-in-law Sharon
Hasby of St. Hilaire; 12 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; sisters, Karen Flaten of
Omaha, Neb., Joyce Hasby of St. Hilaire, Esther Vik
of Thief River Falls, Ivy (Fran) Miller of Iron
Ridge, Wis., Shirley Maurer of Staples, Judy
Cameron of Red Lake Falls; brothers Donald (Doris)
Hasby of Hartford, Wis., Joe (Lynette) Hasby of
Thief River Falls, Gordy Hasby of Park River, N.D.
and two uncles Inar Mikkelson of Thief River Falls
and Eddie Mikkelson of Cliffton, Colo.
He
was preceded in death by his wife Alice; one son
Mark; one grandchild; his parents; one sister, Cora
Stigen; one brother, Burton Hasby; and
brothers-in-law John Maurer, Ernest Stigen and
Donald Cameron; sister-in-law Marion Cork; four
aunts; five uncles; two nieces and three nephews.
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