Anne Haugaard

Anne D. Haugaard was born August 19, 1914, in Luverne, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Peder and Anna (Nielsen) Haugaard. Anne graduated from Luverne High School. She attended Jamestown College and earned a bachelor’s degree from Mayville State. Later she attended the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington and received Masters’ Degrees in both education and library science. Miss Haugaard taught at Osnabrock, Clyde, and other North Dakota towns and was a school principal in McClusky, Harvey, and Valley City. She then taught at Valley City State University for thirteen years. All told, she was involved in the profession of education for forty-six years. Even after her retirement from the teaching profession, she remained involved in the school system. One of her most rewarding endeavors was working with 2nd graders, where among other things; she learned some basic computer skills. She was very active in many professional and philanthropic organizations, among which were P.E.O., Delta Kappa Gamma, North Dakota Retired Teachers Association, National Education Association, and North Dakota Education Association, of which she served one term as state president. Anne was a long-time member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Valley City, where she took part in nearly every aspect of the church available. She had a huge heart for missions of many kinds. She gave of herself in many ways, both financially and with her personal involvement in the local area, nationally and internationally. She traveled extensively, both domestically and internationally; so extensively, in fact, she visited every continent except Antarctica. Anne died November 16, 2011 at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City. She is survived by her sister, Esther Lee (Grand Forks, ND); nieces Sherryl Abplanalp (Verona, WI), Bonnie (Phil) Harmeson (Grand Forks), and Lisa (Brent) Holt (Knoxville, TN); nephews John (Jeanne) Lee (Billings, MT), Kevin Haugaard (Knoxville, TN); and Tim (Joy) Haugaard (DeLand, FL); 11 grandnieces and nephews; and two great-grandnieces and one great-grandnephew. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peder and Anna (Nielsen) Haugaard, stepmother Martha (Laursen) Haugaard, and brothers Kenneth and Wilbur Haugaard.

Anne Haugaard

August 19, 1914 - November 16, 2011