Violet Haabala

Violet Margaret (Hagen) Haabala was born on December 28, 1924. She married Verner Jacob Haabala on July 8, 1944, together they farmed for fifty-five years. They were blessed with three children, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. At the age of ninety-one, Violet died on Saturday, January 23,2016, at Bethany Home. She is survived by her son, Duane (Melody) Haabala and their children, Joel Douglas Haabala, Mike (Julie) Haabala and Jennifer (Quang) Nguyen; daughter, Margaret (Paul) Roers and their child Erin (Ron) Saathoff; great grandchildren, Jayme Haabala, Kyla Haabala, Emma Haabala, Eric Haabala, Zachery Hanson, Austin Hanson, Riley Nguyen, Ashley Nguyen, and Ava Lee Saathoff; her brother Phil (Marlys) Hagen, sister DeEtte (Bruce) Thompson, and many nieces and nephews. Violet is preceded in death by her husband Verner who passed away in 2010; daughter, Sharon (Bill) Sammons; great grandson, Sawyer; parents, O.B. and Hannie Hagen; siblings, Faye, Carlton, Leland, Roger and Wallace Hagen, Ione Walberg, and Adeline Schlosser.