Gerald Haugen

Gerald Haugen, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 20, 2017, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in the Spring. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2017, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, and also after 10:00 a.m., at the church on Friday morning. There will be a VFW service at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Gerald is survived by his wife: Theola Haugen, Decorah, IA. One daughter: Heidi (Bo) Vizcaino, Big Spring, TX. Three sons: Mark (Edna) Haugen, Orange Park, FL; Gary (Wanda) Haugen, Miami, FL; and Jeff (Elizabeth) Haugen, Jacksonville, FL. Two step-daughters: Terry (friend, Carl Naley) Casterton, Decorah, IA, and Karen (Dan) Henry, Ridgeway, IA. Gerald is also survived by seventeen grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. Three brothers: Orville Kenneth (friend, Patsy) Haugen, Dubuque, IA, Dale (Dawn) Haugen, Auburndale, FL, and Roy (Sherrie) Haugen, Martin, TN. One sister-in-law: Margaret Haugen, Charlottesville, VA, along with many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Theola’s siblings: Jessie (friend, Manny) Foix, Grand Rapids, MN, Carolyn (friend, Dave) Tryczynski, West Chicago, IL, Marie (Curtis) Dahlager, Minneapolis, MN, Norman (Kathryn) Bixby, Littleton, CO. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents: Edgar Oscar and Lilly Amanda (Moe) Haugen. Siblings: Roger Haugen, Raymond Haugen, Curtis Haugen, Harlan “Ron” (Shirley) Haugen, Clayton (Dianna) Haugen and Delores Haugen. Step-daughter: Pamela Haugen. Grandson: Michael Schroeder. His father-in-law and mother-in-law: Percy and Loretta Bixby.