Mildred Jean (Harris) HAUKOOS

HAUKOOS, HARRIS, MONSON, STEINFELDT, KIRCHHOFF, MURRAY, MURPHY, OBLANDER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/22/2012 at 22:28:41

May 29, 1929 --- November 16, 2012

FOREST CITY - Mildred J. Haukoos, 83, of Forest City, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at her home in Forest City. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery in Leland. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today, Monday, Nov. 19, at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City, and will continue an hour prior to service at the church.

Mildred Jean Haukoos was born in Mount Valley Township, near Forest City, Iowa, on May 29, 1929, the daughter of Carl and Ella (Monson) Harris. She was baptized and confirmed at Winnebago Lutheran Church in rural Lake Mills. She attended country school near her home through the eighth grade. She attended Forest City High School, graduating in 1946. Immediately after graduation, she began working at the local telephone company. In 1950 she married Marvin Haukoos. She continued working at the telephone company until November of 1951, shortly before their first son was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years until they purchased the Renwick Times in Renwick, Iowa, in 1964. Due to her husband's health they moved to Forest City in 1971, when she began working at Winnebago Industries, retiring in 1979. Later that year, they moved to Clear Lake, Iowa. Marvin passed away in 1981. In 1983, Mildred moved back to Forest City and began babysitting for her grandchildren. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City.

She is survived by her sons, Rande (Barbara) Haukoos of Forest City and Monte (Kim) Haukoos of Renwick, Iowa; a sister, Delores Steinfeldt of Forest City; eight grandchildren: Jason (Briane) Haukoos, Jennifer (Troy) Kirchhoff, Erin (Jon) Murray, Jeremy (Nikki) Haukoos, Megan Haukoos, Matt Haukoos, Mike (Sara) Murphy and Lindsey Murphy; and great-grandchildren, Tanner and Cade Kirchhoff, Johnny and Adam Murphy, Kenzie Oblander and Jaxon Haukoos. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and a brother, Harvey Harris. Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City, IA.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Iowa
November 19, 2012