Vernon Haraldson, 80, Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Hills, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls.Memorial services were Saturday, June 14, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls.Vernon Haraldson was born on Feb. 26, 1923, in Hills. He grew up and received his education in Hills. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served from 1942 to 1945, serving in the North Atlantic.He married Martha Madtson on Sept. 6, 1944, in Norfolk, Va. He worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls for 38 years, retiring in 1985. Mr. Haraldson was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church where he was an usher for many years and served on the Board of Property. He drove for Meals on Wheels 18 years, belonged to the VFW, NARFE and worked with Habitat for Humanity for 10 years where he was a Master’s Builder. Survivors include his wife, Martha Haraldson, Sioux Falls, three sons, Ron (Marci) Haraldson, Willmar, Dennis (Carol) Haraldson, Sioux Falls, and Paul (Marisa) Haraldson, Ely; one daughter, Sheila (Terry), Martinez, Calif.; six grandchildren Heidi Nelson, Gretchen Haraldson, Caryn Haraldson, Hailey Castagnozzi, Staci Schiller and Steve Schiller; one brother, Berdell Haraldson Sioux Falls; and one sister, Lois Sims, Cheyenne, Wyo. Mr. Haraldson was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.Memorials may be directed to Habitat for Humanity or Our Saviors Lutheran Church Foundation.Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, was in charge of arrangements.
