Kramer Family Tree » Russell Melvin Haug (1914-1991)
Personal data Russell Melvin Haug
Source 1- He was born on March 4, 1914 in Pennock, Kandiyohi, MN, USA.
- He was christened on April 12, 1914.
- Profession: Purchasing Agent.
- Resident:
- Merced, California, Merced, California.
- in the year 1920: Saint Johns, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States, Saint Johns, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States.
- in the year 1930: Pennock, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States, Pennock, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States.
- on July 29, 1970: California, California.
- on November 4, 1991: Merced, California, Merced, California.
- in the year 1935: Same Place.
- in the year 1940: Judicial Township 2, Merced, California, United States.
- (Record Change) on March 26, 1995.
- He died on November 8, 1991 in Merced, Merced, CA, USA, he was 77 years old.
- Alternative: He died on November 9, 1991 in Merced, California, he was 77 years old.
- He is buried in St. Johns Cemetery, Pennock, MN.
- A child of Gunder C. Haug and Bertina Greenfield
Household of Russell Melvin Haug
Notes about Russell Melvin Haug
Obituary from Funeral Bulletin:
Russell Melvin Haug was born to Gunnarius Christian and Bertha Greenfield Haug in Pennock, Minnesota on March 4, 1914, the fifth of eleven children. He came West at the age of 17 and lived with his aunt, Johanna Edwards, in Southern
California. Later, he came to Merced and was employed by California Packing Corporation (Del Monte) at the Fancher Ranch near Planada. He made his home there and began a career as Purchasing Agent, conducting business for the Corporation. In
1936 he maried Evelyn May Robinson of Merced.Their union bore six children. A son, Fred Gunder Haug, was killed in 1969 in the Vietnam conflict. There are eleven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Russell joined the Elks Lodge in 1941 and continued as an active member for 50 years. He also was an active mamber of the Sons of Norway.
His marriage to Evelyn ended in divorce in 1970. He has been married to Barbara Larson Rogers for the past 21 years, making his home in Merced.
He completed a 47 year career with Del Monte and has continued to enjoy his interests with fishing, camping, and fellowship with friends and associates at the Elks Lodge. We will all miss him.
Obituary from Funeral Bulletin:
Russell Melvin Haug was born to Gunnarius Christian and Bertha Greenfield Haug in Pennock, Minnesota on March 4, 1914, the fifth of eleven children. He came West at the age of 17 and lived with his aunt, Johanna Edwards, in Southern
California. Later, he came to Merced and was employed by California Packing Corporation (Del Monte) at the Fancher Ranch near Planada. He made his home there and began a career as Purchasing Agent, conducting business for the Corporation. In
1936 he maried Evelyn May Robinson of Merced. Their union bore six children. A son, Fred Gunder Haug, was killed in 1969 in the Vietnam conflict. There are eleven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Russell joined the Elks Lodge in 1941 and continued as an active member for 50 years. He also was an active mamber of the Sons of Norway.
His marriage to Evelyn ended in divorce in 1970. He has been married to Barbara Larson Rogersfor the past 21 years, making his home in Merced.
He completed a 47 year career with Del Monte and has continued to enjoy his interests with fishing, camping, and fellowship with friends and associates at the Elks Lodge. We will all miss him.
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Historical events
Birthday March 4, 1914
- The temperature on March 4, 1914 was between 5.9 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
- September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
- September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
- November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
- November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
- November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
Christening day April 12, 1914
- The temperature on April 12, 1914 was between 4.4 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
- May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
- August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
- September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
- October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
- November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
Day of death November 9, 1991
- The temperature on November 9, 1991 was between 3.0 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » Crown prince Harald V of Norway becomes King Harald V, following the death of his father, King Olav V.
- January 26 » Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
- May 5 » A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man.
- June 17 » Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- September 6 » The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
- September 19 » Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
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- 1992 » Charles Fraser-Smith, English missionary and author (b. 1904)
- 1992 » T. Sivasithamparam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1926)
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I568951.php : accessed March 13, 2026), "Russell Melvin Haug (1914-1991)".