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L. Haugland, 93, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND.

She was born November 19, 1918, near Binford, ND to Henry and Lena (Mindrum) Myer. She grew up on her parents’ farm, attended local schools before attending Valley City Normal School and receiving a teaching certificate. She taught at a rural school near Tolna, ND where she met Melvin Haugland during choir practice at Sigdal Lutheran Church.

She and Melvin were married November 2, 1941, and owned a dairy farm south of Hamar, ND where they raised a family of eight children and were active in their church and community. In 1968, they sold their farm and the family moved to Shell Lake, Wisconsin, where she was employed for several years as a cook at the Shell Lake hospital. After her husband died on December 21, 1983, she retired and moved back to North Dakota where she was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the community of Valley City.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin, son, Donald, five sisters and one brother.

She is survived by seven children: Keith (Violet), Reno, NV; Monte (Linda), Montrose, CO; Mary Lee (Larry) Robinson, Valley City; Jean (Glenn) Eveslage, Big Lake, MN; Betty (Larry) Johnson, Shell Lake, WI; Bonnie (Keith) Kaufman, Camp Verde, AZ;  Nancy (Rick) Seckora, Spooner, WI; daughter-in-law: Lavonne (Ronald) Holthe,  16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley City, ND, with visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. and prayer service at 7 p.m., Friday, April 12 at Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City. Burial will take place at Sigdal Lutheran Church, Tolna, following the funeral service.

Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City, is in charge of arrangements.  An online guestbook is available at www.oliver-nathanchapel.com