April 6, 1940-Nov. 5, 2020

Janene Haugen, 80,

Minot, ND went home to

be with the Lord on Nov.

5, 2020. Janene was born

on April 6, 1940, daughter

of George & Pauline

Benedict. In her earlier

years, she lived in

Lonetree, ND and later

her family moved to Bert-

hold, ND, where she gra-

duated from Berthold

High School. After high

school, she attended col-

lege in Sioux Falls, SD,

where she attained a stan-

dard Teachers Degree.

She was once married

to Gary Haugen and from

that union they were

blessed with two children,

Tracy (who is now de-

ceased) and Jeani (hus-

band Mike) who live in

Minneapolis, MN. She

was also blessed with two

grandchildren and 3 great

grandchildren whom she

loved dearly.

One of the joys of

Janene’s life was teaching

Elementary school in the

Minot school system

which she had the

privilege of doing for 37

and half years. She truly

enjoyed her students and

it was there that she met

some of her best friends

(fellow school teachers).

She would say some of

her fondest memories was

teaching and relating to

her students. Having the

privilege of being a part of

shaping and molding their

lives brought her great

fulfillment.

After retiring from the

teaching profession, she

worked at different cloth-

ing stores in Minot. As

the years went by it be-

came very apparent to her

that it would be wise to

sell her home and move

into an assisted living

center. Within a short

time, she moved into

Somerset Court where she

lived until her passing.

She considered herself

very blessed to be a

resident of Somerset and

so enjoyed the fellowship

and personal care given to

her. Janene touched

many lives and was loved

by many! A classy lady

she was!

Janene is survived by:

daughter Jeani (Mike)

Hynes, Minneapolis;

grandson, Philippe

Velazquez (Mariely) and

children, Trey & Mia,

Yukon Ok.; grand-

daughter, Taylor See

(Wyatt) and son,

Sabastian, Minneapolis;

sisters, Garene

Bibelheimer (Roy) Fessen-den; Etoile Keiser (Fred)

Minot; Karen Borud

(Larry) Minot and a

number of nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in

death by her parents,

George & Pauline and her

daughter, Tracy.

Private service: Due to

COVID, there will be a

Private Family service

held.

Public Vistation with

social distancing guide-

lines: Sunday, November

8, 2020 from 3:00 -5:00

p.m. in the Thomas Fami-

ly Funeral Home, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories are

invited to use the expres-

sions of sympathy section

at (www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com)