MURLAN “OLE” HAIGHT
Funeral services for Murlan
Haight, 75, of Aurelia, IA, will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 23,
2004, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor
Jack Weida officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
in Aurelia. Visitation will be Friday from 2:00 to 8:00 P.M., with
the family being present from 5:00 to 8:00, at the Redig Funeral Home
in Aurelia. A memorial fund has been established.
Murlan died Wednesday, October
20, 2004, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
Murlan Glenn Haight was born
November 13, 1928, the son of Howard and Elsie (Corrington) Haight, in
Cherokee, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from the
Aurelia High School in 1946, then attended Iowa State University and
served in the Army National Guard. Murlan married Harriett Ellen
Ohlson on December 23, 1950, at the Methodist Church in Aurelia. The
couple farmed in Buena Vista County their entire career and Murlan
also worked for Wilson Foods Corporation for 23 years in Cherokee.
Murlan was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in
Aurelia. His hobbies revolved around the family farm which has been
in the family since 1869 and family activities. He was also an avid
Cubs fan.
Preceding Murlan in death were
his parents, his loving wife Harriett on November 4, 1999, infant
daughter Marcia in 1951, two sons, Scott in 1983 and infant Richard in
1952, a brother W. Henry Haight, and a sister, Elsie Mae Haight.
Survivors include three
children, Doug and his wife Becky Haight of Quincy, IL, Grant and his
wife Gail Haight of Sioux City, and Deborah and her husband Jim
Hinkeldey of Alta. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Adam,
Eric, and Emily Haight, Michael and Katie Haight, and Russell, Alan,
and Holly Hinkeldey, and three sisters, Jeanne Farquhar, of Villa
Park, IL, Rose Ella Subbert of Dodge Center, MN, and Alice Diischer of
Alta, IA, and other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be his
grandsons, Adam Haight, Eric Haight, Russell Hinkeldey, Michael Haight,
and Alan Hinkeldey, and his nephew, Clayton Diischer.
