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Irwin
Haugen, 82
Newfolden
- Erwin Haugen, 82, died Saturday, April 13,
2002 at Gettysburg Memorial Hospital in Gettysburg,
S.D. 
Funeral
services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today
(Wednesday, April 17) at Westaker Free Lutheran
Church in Newfolden with Rev. Philip Rokke
officiating. Orpha Schaffhauser will be the
organist, and special music will include a duet by
Gary and Howard Hodne and a violin solo by Amber
Ternet. Casketbearers will include Tom Filmore,
Clifford Larson, Jay Garthus, Harold Maijala,
Hilton Hjelle, and Larry Inman. Interment will be
in Westaker Cemetery.
Visitation
was held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer
service on Tuesday, April 16, at Green Funeral Home
in Thief River Falls. Visitation will also be held
for one hour prior to services at the
church.
Irwin
Herbert Haugen was born on February 5, 1920 in
Marsh Grove Township of Marshall County, the son of
Mathias and Emma (Strand) Haugen. He grew up in
Marsh Grove Township where he attended Sunnyside
Country School through the eighth grade. A World
War II veteran, Erwin entered the U.S. Army on May
18, 1942 at Fort Snelling and served in the
Philippines and received several overseas awards
before being honorably discharged on November 28,
1945.
He
returned to Marsh Grove where he married and farmed
on the family homestead with his brothers. He also
worked at the Coop Creamery in Thief River Falls
until it closed. When he retired from farming in
1995, he was farming with his son, Steve. In 2000,
Erwin moved with Steve and his family to
Gettysburg, S.D. where he resided until the time of
his death.
Survivors
include a son, Steve (Jackie) Haugen of Gettysburg,
S.D.; three daughters, Cynthia Dahl of Chaska and
twins, Patricia Haugen of Staples and Victoria
Ternet of Motley; a brother, Reuben Haugen of
Newfolden; and many grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Preceding
Erwin in death were his parents; four brothers,
Paul, Clarence, Garfield, and Robert; three
sisters, Julia Westman, Alma Haugen, and Evellyn
Brekkestrand; and two sisters-in-law.
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