Hazel Irene HAUGEN

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Hazel Irene HAUGEN
  Birth	13 Dec 1921	Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Feb 2009	Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
  Burial	Valley Grove Cemetery, Wheeling Twp, Rice County, Minnesota
  Notes	Hazel Dammer, age 87, of Northfield, died on Monday, February 02, 2009 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Saturday, February 7th at the Dennison Lutheran Church in Dennison with the Reverend Terje Hausken officiating with burial at the Valley Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday at the Church 1 hour prior to Services. Hazel Irene Dammer was born December 13, 1921 in Kenyon, MN, daughter of Thomas and Tilda (Holt) Haugen. She was raised with her family on various farms in the Kenyon and Dennison area and was baptized and confirmed at the Vang Lutheran Church. She attended country school and then was a housekeeper at private homes for a few years. On January 26, 1945 she was united in marriage to Elsworth Edward Dammer at the Dennison Lutheran Church in Dennison. They made their first home in Dennison and moved to Northfield in the early 1950's. Shortly after moving to Northfield, Elsworth was killed in an auto accident leaving Hazel a widow raising their 2 children. She remained at home until Kathy and Tom were in Senior High School and then began working in housekeeping at the Odd Fellows Home (now Three Links Care Center) and later at the Northfield Care Center. She retired in 1983 at the age of 62 while working at the Northfield Hospital. Hazel was an excellent baker and cook, enjoyed reading and needle work, loved her grandchildren and cats, and enjoyed all types of music. Hazel Dammer is survived by daughter Kathleen Schwartz of Northfield; son Thomas (Sharon) Dammer of Almena, WI; sisters Valdine Engeseth of McHenry, IL, Norma Iverson of Wanamingo, LouAnn (James) Lervick of Northfield,; brother Donald (Marilyn) Haugen of Dennison; 3 sisters-in-law, Beverly Haugen of Zumbrota, Edna (George) Brewer of Saginaw, MN and Emmie (Herb) Dammer of Cottage Grove, MN; 2 brothers-in-law, Ed (Dorothy) Dammer of Northfield and Karl Dammer of Saginaw, MN; 7 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elsworth; her parents; sister, Meredith Lien and 2 brothers, Herbert and Russell Haugen.
  Person ID	I32931	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Nels HAUGEN,   b. 7 Apr 1891, Minnesota d. 13 Jun 1985, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Tilda Geneva HOLT,   b. 30 Nov 1892, North Dakota d. 19 May 1962, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1915
  Family ID	F20390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellsworth DAMMER   d. 23 Aug 1955, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
  Marriage	26 Jan 1945
  Family ID	F22680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2021