A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 28, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., at Grace Church in Algona. Inurnment will follow at Riverview Cemetery. His family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Donald Curtis Haug was born in Grafton, N. Dak., on August 18, 1933, to Selmer and Dagny (Bakken) Haug. He enjoyed raising cattle and farming with the family before graduating from high school in Fairdale, N. Dak. He then attended Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis, Minn.
Don was married to the love of his life, Helen “Marie” Haug, on September 24, 1955. They enjoyed living in the Leroy, Minn., area for many years, and raised four children while Don farmed and worked in the financial services industry.
Don was passionate about helping others maintain optimal health, and sold vitamins and health products for many years. He had a love for antiques and enjoyed finding hidden treasures wherever he could, including at auctions, garage sales, and second hand shops. He could often be found tinkering with things in his garage; he loved to take things apart and put them back together, just to see how they ran. Don so enjoyed letting others know about Christ as well. He was a member of Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester, Minn., for many years. He was also a board member of the Laymen for Christ, and had a passion for helping grow Woodland Camp out of Zumbro Falls, Minn. He loved the Lord and was a blessing to many.
Don passed away October 18, 2017, in the arms of his granddaughter, Amanda Adams, at the Lakeside Lutheran Home in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Don is survived by his sisters Margaret Ann Ylvisaker and her husband Luther of Rochester, Minn., Shirley Jordahl and her husband Sidney of Rochester, Minn.; his brothers, Robert Haug and his wife Janice of Chatfield, Minn., Philip Haug and his wife Clorees of Lanesboro, Minn., Wayne Haug and his wife Cathy of Lanesboro, Minn.; his sons, Cameron Haug and his wife Deb, David Haug and his wife Bonnie of Minnesota; as well as two grandchildren, Amanda Adams and her husband Chris “Red” of Algona, and Monica Redmond and her husband Seth of Ames; a son-in-law, Craig Hjelmeland and his wife Bobbi Jo of Algona; as well as several great-grandchildren.
Don was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Helen “Marie” Haug on January 25, 2016; his brother Gaylord Haug (deceased in 1962); as well as his daughters Kimberly JoAnn Haug on August 12, 2014, and DeAnn Marie Hjelmeland on June 28, 2005.