Thomas Gerhard HAUGEN

1904 - 1991  (86 years)

• Name	Thomas Gerhard HAUGEN
  Birth	15 Dec 1904	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jul 1991	Rice County, Minnesota
  Burial	Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Notes	T. Gerhard Haugen, 86, of Northfield died Thursday, July 11, 1991 at the Three Links Care Center. Haugen was born Dec. 15, 1904 to Christopher and Mareth (Lykken) Haugen in Dennison. He attended rural Dennison Public Schools and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1925. On March 21, 1964 he married Bertha Soine in Dennison. The couple lived in Dennison, Cannon Falls and Northfield. He was employed by Goodhue County Dairy Herd Improvement Association from 1939 to 1941. In 1941 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He re-enlisted in 1945 and was sent ot China where he was critically injured and received a medical discharge in 1947. When he returned he was employed by Dakota County Dairy Herd Improvement Association until 1953, then worked as a custodian at Boe Chapel at St. Olaf College until his retirement. Haugen was a member of Vang Lutheran Church in rural Dennison. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife and a sister. Survivors include a stepson Richard Soine of Phoenix, Ariz.; a stepdaughter Carol (and John) Beckman of Cannon Falls; two stepgrandchildren; a sister Gertrude Underdahl of Kenyon; a nephew Pete Underdahl of Dennison; and several cousins. Visitation was held Friday, July 12 at the Benson Funeral Home in Northfield. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 13 at Vang Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gerald Gengenbach officaiting. Music was provided by organist Helen Midje. Pallbearers were Bernard and Arnold Ellingboe, Herb and Donald Haugen, and Dale and Pete Underdahl. Interment was at Vang Lutheran Cemetery.
  Person ID	I29555	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Christopher Thomassen HAUGEN,   b. 20 May 1874, Minnesota d. 24 Jun 1965, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Marith Torgersdatter LYKKEN,   b. 15 May 1873, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 3 Aug 1911, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1903	Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F20529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Emilia WANGEN,   b. 6 Jun 1906, Becker County, Minnesota d. 20 Feb 1984, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1964	Rice County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F5866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2019