Mabel Pauline Haugsness, 91, Windom, formerly of Jasper, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2004, at Sogge Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Windom. Services were Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial was in Jasper City Cemetery. The Rev. Bruce Bringle officiated. Mabel Kolsrud was born to Lewis and Clara (Wangen) Kolsrud on Feb. 28, 1913, on a farm near Hills where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Hills High School, she attended Normal School. Upon completion of her education, she taught country school for several years. She married Ingwald Joseph Haugsness on Sept. 1, 1937, at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Following their marriage, they farmed the Haugsness family farm in Rose Dell Township, near Jasper. During this time, she worked as a nurse’s aide at Pipestone County Hospital in Pipestone for a few years. Following their retirement in 1977, they moved to Jasper. Mr. Haugsness died on April 18, 1983. After his death, she continued to reside in Jasper and moved to Jasper Sunrise Village in 1996. In November 2001, she moved to Sogge Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Windom. Mrs. Haugsness was a member of Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. She was president of Ladies Aid several times, member of the church choir and led many Bible studies. She enjoyed gardening and cooking.Survivors include her daughter, Marilyn (Jack) Kelly, Windom; four grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, Kent (Nancy) Kelly and their children, Forrest, Jack, Katie, Liam, Elizabeth and Lauren, all of Windom; Kimberly (Steve) Kelly-Sommer and their children, Cody, Kent, Josiah and James, all of Roseville; Kerry Kelly (Dave) Koenen, St. Paul; and Kristi Kelly Raverty (Troy) and their children, Alexis, Tessa and Declan, also all of Roseville; one brother, Marvin (Harriet) Kolsrud, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and one brother-in-law, Norman Haugsness, Jasper. Mrs. Haugsness was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ingwald, one daughter, Barbara Haugsness, one sister, Lydia Dahl and her husband, Elmer Dahl. Hartquist Funeral Home, Foster Chapel, Jasper, was in charge of arrangements.
