Earl
Haugen, 69
North
Branch - Earl Haugen, 69, formerly of Thief
River Falls, died Friday, February 15, 2002 at the
home of his sister in Grygla.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday,
February 18, at Green Funeral Home in Thief River
Falls with Rev. Paul Knutson officiating. Vanessa
Anderson presented special music. Casketbearers
were Lloyd Lund, Donald Thomas, Aaron Hanson, Larry
Nerhus, Wade Sundberg, and Paul Sundberg. Interment
was in Highlanding Cemetery in Highlanding Township
of Pennington County.
Earl
Duane Francis Haugen was born on March 26, 1932 at
home in Deer Park Township of Pennington County,
the son of Olaf and Gena (Nerhus) Haugen. He was
baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He
was in the U.S. Army, serving in Korea.
Earl
was married to Doreen Wiener for 10 years and Ethel
Ensrud for about 15 years. He had a variety of
jobs, mostly in construction work. For several
years, he was a crane operator and was awarded
numerous safety awards along with an award for
being one of the top ten crane operators in the
nation. Employment locations included the missile
sites in North Dakota as well as the large oil
refinery in southern Minnesota where he was
employed at the time of his retirement. He resided
in various locations, including Grand Forks, and
for the past several years, had resided in North
Branch with his friend, Mary Pohl.
Earl
was a member of the American Legion Post, VFW Post,
and was a life member of the 49er's
Union.
He
enjoyed doing mechanical and body work on vehicles,
hunting, and fishing.
Earl
is survived by a daughter, Denise (Bill) Larson of
Thief River Falls; a son, Duane Haugen of Thief
River Falls; two grandchildren; two sisters, Jane
Miller of Grygla and Verna Oly of Reno, Nev.; a
half brother, Glen Asbjornson of Oklee, an uncle;
and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a brother,
Vernon Haugen; and several aunts, uncles, nieces
and nephews. A00003B2002FB20
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