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Alan Orville Hathaway

May 3, 1936-March 26, 2020

Alan Orville Hathaway

entered the presence of

Christ while surrounded

by his family on March

26, 2020 at Garrison ND.

He was born to Vernie

and June (Westervelt) Ha-

thaway in Big Timber,

MT, May 3, 1936.

Alan grew up in Big

Timber. He attended Lee

College in Cleveland TN

where he met the love of

his life, Gisella (Polly)

Hanke. They married in

1957 and entered a life of

Pastoral ministry. They

shared almost 63 years of

life together, in love with

one another and their

Lord. They had 4 children

together.

Over his long career in

ministry he served as pas-

tor to 13 churches in 9

different states. He also

served as Overseer for the

Church of God, Cleveland

TN in Western Canada

and the North Central Re-

gion. He was a member of

the Garrison Church of

God. His last pastorate

was of the Riverdale Com-

munity Church, which he

continued to serve until

his death.

Alan had a boisterous

and beautiful singing

voice, he traveled with

two quartets during col-

lege, served as a minister

of music and produced

two record albums. He al-

ways had a song in his

heart. His yodeling was a

delightful surprise that al-

ways brought a smile.

During his life Alan

held many jobs to supple

ment his income. Wherev-

er he worked he was

bright spot. His last em-

ployment in Garrison was

for BHG. He deeply en-

joyed those he worked

with.

Alan loved to fish and

hunt. He enjoyed garden-

ing, carpentry projects

and reading history. He

lived life to the fullest and

enjoyed it.

His family would like to

express their deep appre-

ciation to all the profes-

sional medical personnel

who helped Alan during

these last months of life.

We would especially like

to thank St. Alexius Hos-

pice for their kindness

and support during this

process.

Alan is survived by: his

wife Gisella. His children:

Alan (Terry) Hathaway,

Garrison; Paul (Kimberly)

Hathaway, Mobridge SD;

Lydia (Nathan) Moll,

Garrison; Timothy (Tam-

my) Hathaway, Averill

Park, NY; 11 grandchil-

dren and 6

great-grandchildren. His

siblings: Terry Stensaas,

David (Wanda) Hathaway,

Ruthie (Walter) Plag-

gemeyer, all from Big

Timber; Timothy (Margie)

Hathaway, Billings MT;

James Hathaway, Denver

CO. His brother-in-law

Peter Hanke, Leola SD.

He is preceded in death

by: his parents; infant

brother: Lowell; grandson:

Paul Wesley Hathaway;

Sister-in-law Judy Hanke;

Brother-in-law Joseph

Stensaas.

Pastor Alan Hathaway

will be deeply missed by

his wife Polly, his family,

friends and those he

served.