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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271455
Title: Thomas O. Haugen
Date: 3/3/1941-12/24/2024
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 3/3/1941
Summary: Thomas O. Haugen, 83, of Williston, ND, passed away on December 24, 2024, at the CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Williston. A Celebration of Life was held December 28, 2024, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston. Pastor Clayton Skiles officiated. Thomas was born on March 3, 1941, to Oscar and Nora (Opsal) Haugen in Williston. He attended Williston High School until the 10th grade and joined the US Navy, where he spent his time on a ship. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Thomas went to work on David Nelson’s farm. He married Darlene Dahl and from this union they had two sons, Scott and Shane. The couple later divorced. Thomas went on to work for Black Hills Trucking and in 1988 he married Bettee Thompson. The couple made their home in Williston. Thomas enjoyed bluegrass music and shooting at the shooting range. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Bettee Haugen; sons, Scott (Pam) Haugen and Shane (Tracy) Haugen; stepchildren, Marci (Darren) Kroshus, Shane Thompson and Misti (Joe) Flory; five grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren (with 3 more on the way); six step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. He is also survived by his brother, Dennis (Peggy) Haugen. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Nora Haugen.
Red ID: FND_I_78945 Image ID: 521155 Image Notes: FND001 271455

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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