Allen Gene Haugen, 81

Allen passed away in his home in Coeur d'Alene on Aug. 17, 2011. He was born Oct. 5, 1929, in Winnebago County, Iowa, to Bernt and Bertha Hanna Haugen. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Leland, Iowa.

After graduating from Forest City High School in 1947, Allen graduated from Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, in 1949. From 1949 to 1951 he taught grade school in Scarville, Iowa.

On June 1, 1950, Allen married Betty Ann Peterson. He served in the Air Force from 1951-1954 after which he attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, until he graduated in 1956.

After graduating from college Allen enrolled in Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. His junior year was spent as an intern at the Lutheran churches in Dutton and Choteau, Mont. On June 5, 1960, Allen was ordained as a Lutheran minister. As a minister he served in the following parishes, all in Montana: Valier, Conrad and Golden West, Sunburst, Lewistown and Grass Range, Big Timber and Melville, Joplin and Immanuel.

Allen retired in July 1993. At that time Betty and Allen moved up to Lake Mary Ronan in western Montana. There they lived until they moved to Coeur d'Alene in 2001.

Allen is survived by his wife, Betty Haugen of Coeur d'Alene; daughter Cynthia Shoemake of Richland, Wash.; son Mark Haugen of Issaquah, Wash.; son Paul Haugen of Wenatchee, Wash.; daughter Judy Shoup of Coeur d'Alene; sister Muriel Berry of Emmons, Minn.; and sister-in-law Betty Haugen of Maplewood, Minn. He is also survived by six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Allen is preceded in death by his parents; sisters Olga, Mabel, Eva and Julia; brothers Gilmer and Claire; and one great-grandchild, Jayden.

A viewing will be held from 10-10:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, at Peace Lutheran Church, 618 Wallace Ave., Coeur d'Alene, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. Please sign Allen's guest registry and view his online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.