Theodore Haack, 84, Hartland

Published 12:00 am Monday, February 28, 2005

Funeral services for Theodore W. Haack, age 84, of Hartland, will be held

Wednesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. from Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Schmidt will officiate. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, with military honors accored by the Freeborn County Servicemen s Organization. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Ted died on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at Thorne-Crest Retirement Center.

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Theodore Walter Haack was born on Dec. 22, 1920, in Austin, the son of John and Lizzie (Frick) Haack. He attended school in Austin and then entered the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 through 1944. After his discharge he returned to Austin where he was employed at the Geo. A. Hormel Company until his retirement in 1982. Ted was united in marriage to Lois Laudert on May 17, 1942, in Austin. After her death, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Payne Bogue on July 12, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nev. Ted enjoyed hunting, fishing and a good game of cards, weekends at the cabin in Wabasha, and summer vacations with his family. After his retirement, the couple would winter in Brownsville, Texas, where he enjoyed the warm weather and made life long friends. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, the Eagles Club and was active in the Senior Citizens Center in Albert Lea.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn and her family: Vicki, Alan, Sandi, Nancy, Charles, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren who loved him dearly; sons: Ted Jr.of

Palm Springs, Calif., Scott Haack of Austin, and Curtis and wife Carla of Coon Rapids, Minn.; daughter, Carol of Ramsey, Min. grandsons: Joshua and Joseph; great-grandchildren: Regan, Landan and Acacia; sister, Jean Martin of Sheldon, Mo.; and nieces and nephews.

Ted was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lois; special partner, Marge Miller; brothers: Herman and Louis; sister, Emma; and stepdaughter, Jayne Harmdierks.

Ted was a devoted family man who made many friendships wherever he would hang his hat. He will be missed by all.