Beverly Haugen, 94

June 9, 1924 —

Oct. 20, 2018

 

Charles City - Beverly Haugen, age 94, formerly of Cresco, passed away on Oct. 20, 2018 in Charles City, Iowa.  

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Cresco. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the church.  

Beverly June Haugen was born on June 9, 1924 to Clarence and Esther (Edwards) Truman in Colfax, Wis. Her family moved to Cresco when Bev was a junior in high school. In 1942, she graduated from Cresco High School. When she was young, she loved to spend time swimming and playing in the snow with her brother and three sisters.  

In 1942, Bev married Gordon Haugen, and together they raised eight children.  She spent most of her years being a homemaker and taking care of her family. Once her children were all grown, she began babysitting the Lindstrom family. She was also a cook at the Cresco Meal Site for almost 20 years.  

Bev loved spending time with her family, including going for rides in the car with her daughter, Deanna, and always making sure to stop for ice cream. She loved to travel, making several stops around the United States. Her good friends, Eleanor Solomon and Betty Cleveland, made good travel companions on her many trips.

Bev is survived by her children, Linda (Ron) Gobin, Deanna Tibbitts, Cheri (Larry) Zubrod, Roger (Julie) Haugen, Ron Haugen, Randy (Sara) Haugen  and Genise (Dennis) Aretz; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and her brother, Dean (Darlene) Truman.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon; son, Rich Haugen; a son-in-law, Roger Tibbitts; grandchildren, Michael Zubrod, Roxanne Gobin and Justin Haugen; and sisters, Wilma, Lois and Marion.