Bicycle Trip through town

Some of you may have met Ron when he came through town in 1991 and 2008.  He remembers our town fondly as he says in his note in the Guestbook.

Date:   2011-12-16 18:52:48 Name:   Ron Kessler Email:   lonewolfhiker@yahoo.com Number:   95

Hello Haigler! I bicycled through your town on my way across the country in 1991 and walked through it on my way across the country raising money for breast cancer research in 2008. I fondly remember platter-sized pancakes for dinner and a pretty waitress at the truck stop in 1991, and Lavonne offering me much needed ice pops, Jakes Place a burger, and the Methodist church allowing me to stay in their basement in 2008. Many thanks to your wonderful town for supporting me in my endeavors!

Cawkins Family

Does anyone remember the Cawkins family?  Here is a note left in the Guestbook a few days ago.

Date:   2012-01-21 19:13:50 Name:   Steve Elliott Email:   selliott.tree@gmail.com Number:   96

Very nice Blog! I enjoy reading all the little tidbits about Haigler history. My mother was Harine Cawkins-she grew up near Haigler and St Francis. I remember many stories she used to tell about being a child in that area. Does anyone remember the Cawkins family?

-- Editor

Haigler Cemetery - 2010 & 2011

This is a list of those buried in the Haigler Cemetery during 2010 & 2011

Last	First/Middle	Maiden	Birth		Death	Notes
Adams	Lester E.		2/4/1922		8/19/2010	Husband of Betty DeWitt
Bannister	Grace I.	Lewis	7/2/1914		8/24/2010	Wife of Robert
Bergstrom	Richard L.		5/11/1951		10/22/2011
Brown	Helen I.	Schnug	12/12/1945		10/22/2011	Wife of Gary
Corder	Julia Lucille	Phifer	10/26/1918		2/28/2011	Wife of John
Edelen	Elaine		5/31/1957		2/21/2011
Harford	Don Everett		2/2/1917		10/14/2011	Husband of Virginia Clegg
Harford	Melba L.	Boyd	5/14/1925		5/21/2010	Wife of Ray
Maupin	Jackson		7/1/1926		10/26/2011	Husband of Ione Samler
Rathbun	Leroy				11/14/2010	Husband of Virginia Wall
Sharp	George B. “Butch”		3/27/1943		12/3/2011	Husband of Carol Miller
Smith	Velda	Clark	12/10/1920		4/12/2011	Wife of James
Starks	Jerry G.		9/11/1933		5/19/2011
Zuege	Stanley L.		7/10/1920		6/21/2010	Husband of Lois Van Horn

In Loving Memory of Hugh Dean Wall

In Loving Memory...Hugh Dean Wall Born May 18th 1930 in Haigler Nebraska passed away January 2nd 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Hugh is survived by his brother William Wall of Benkelman, his son Joseph Wall, six grandchildren, and six great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and cousins.

 I just wanted to let everyone know that the grave side service will be held in Haigler, Nebraska for Hugh Dean Wall on Saturday January 21st 2012 at 2:30 PM. After the burial you're all invited to a luncheon at the American Legion Hall on Main St. I hope to see all of you there that knew Hugh, please let me know if you can make it so we can get a head count.

Larry Wall

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Hugh Dean Wall passed away on January 2, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born on a farm seven miles north of Haigler, Nebraska on May 18, 1930. He was the son of William E. and Stella (Altman) Wall. He was one of thirteen children, ten boys and three girls, Kenneth E., Vern C., Wilbur B., Helen E. (Cross), William J., Thomas C., Bobbie, Lyman Max, Shirley J. (Taylor), Ella Ruth (Richards), Donald J., and Baby Boy Wall.
Hugh attended public school in Haigler, Nebraska.

In 1949 he was married to Iris Ann Sturdivan in St. Francis, Kansas. One son was born to this union, Evan Dean Wall. Hugh and Iris divorced. Evan passed away on October 11, 1999.

Hugh worked in the oil fields in Northeast Colorado from 1951 to 1957. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in May of 1957. He served 21 years in the Army, retiring in 1978 at Fort Carson, Colorado.

In 1959, while serving in Germany, he met and married Anna Nedwig on February 16, 1960. Following his retirement from the Army in 1978, Hugh, Ann and Joe moved to Benkelman, NE. Hugh and Anna ran a day care home in Benkelman, Nebraska for 20 years. Anna passed away on October 10, 1998. While being stationed in Korea in 1972, they adopted their son Joseph Eric when he was 2 days old. Joseph is currently serving with the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas.

There will be a grave side service at 2:30 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Haigler cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the American Legion in Haigler.

Hugh is survived by his brother William Wall of Benkelman, his son Joseph Wall, six grandchildren, and six great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and cousins.