Muriel June Haglund, 98, of Marshfield and Madison, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at Oak Park Place East in Madison, Wis.
Muriel was born June 2, 1924 in Duluth, MN asnd lived with her father, Carl Dahlberg, her adopted mother, Hilda Dahlberg, and her brother, Woody.
June attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. There she fell in love with Myron Konnon Haglund, her future husband and they married on Nov. 2, 1946, in Duluth.
June and Mynie spent their first married years in Minneapolis, Minn. Here, June worked as a social worker until the birth of their daughter, Jill. Then they moved to Richfield, Minn., where they lived for 12 years. Then Mynie’s job at Land O’Lakes Creamery transferred him to Wisconsin and Marshfield became home. She became a social worker for Wood County where she worked from 1968-1986. Mynie and June had wonderful retirement years enjoying travel to many places including Spain, Portugal, China, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Panama Canal, Alaska, England, and several trips to Sweden. Two years after Mynie’s death, June moved to Madison to be closer to Jill. She lived there at Oak Park Place for six years in Assisted Living and five years in Memory Care.
June was a faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church in Marshfield and enjoyed her time with the Women’s Circle and the quilting activities. June’s social life included participation in Marshfield’s philanthropic organizations: P.E.O. and Altrusa International Club.
June was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and is survived by her family in Madison which includes her loving daughter, Jill (Ernest Hailey) Haglund; granddaughter, Kari; and three great-grandsons, Trey, Kyrie, and Bryson. June was pleased to take on Mynie’s eight nieces and nephews and his six Swedish half-sisters and their children. June is also survived by her father’s relative, Arne Anderson; and others still in Sweden whom she did not know.
June was preceded in death by her birthmother, Marie Holsbo; her father, Carl Dahlberg; her adopted mother, Hilda Nelson; her favorite aunt, Ida Nelson; her older brother, Woody; and two infant children who died at birth.
A memorial service is planned to be held at FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, 207 S. Cherry Ave., Marshfield, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, with the Rev. Heather Brown presiding. The family will greet guests from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, Neillsville, Wis., where the family had previously placed a memorial stone for Myron and initiated the fundraiser for the Waiting Women’s Memorial bench; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where June and Myron have supported for many years or The Ronald McDonald House in Marshfield, where June participated in several volunteer efforts.
Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com where the complete obituary can also be found.
Author: News Desk
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