VIVIAN OSEN HOGHAUG

Vivian Osen Hoghaug died on April 7, 2011 at her residence at Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake. Funeral Services for Vivian will be held on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake. Rev. Jeff Nicla will officiate and burial will be in the Devils Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Sunday afternoon from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. until time of service at the church. Vivian was born October 12, 1911 in Bucyrus, North Dakota to Herman and Lena Osen. Herman was a carpenter and Lena homesteaded in Adams County. Vivian and her family moved to Binford where she graduated from Binford High School and later received a degree in education from Valley City State College. She taught school in Eckelson, North Dakota for two years before moving to Devils Lake where she was cashier at the local Woolworth store. Music played an important part of her life and for a time she was organist for St. Olaf Lutheran Church and sang in the choir. Through singing in the choir and performing in home talent plays, she met Fred Hoghaug, a local banker. She was fond of saying, “We were married on stage in two different plays, so in 1939 we were married for real.” In addition to singing in the St. Olaf choir, she also directed several girls’ choirs for the church. Vivian was President of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church Ladies Aid, Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star. She served on the Board of Directors of the Good Samaritan Society, the Lake Region State College Foundation Board, The Ramsey Financial Corporation, The Ramsey National Bank and Trust Company and in 1998 was elected to the Lake Region State College Hall of Fame and was named Board Member Emeritus. She was an active supporter of The Salvation Army, contributing both financially and with personal assistance in programs. Following the death of her son Paul, she and Fred established the Paul Hoghaug Library and Scholarship. This fund continues to provide scholarships to Lake Region State College students. In 1976, Vivian and her husband Fred provided the impetus for establishing the Devils Lake Area Foundation which now has assets of almost four million dollars and continues to support Lake Region charities. In 1990, Vivian and Fred established a Foreign Language Foundation at Concordia College which annually enables two Devils Lake High School students to attend Concordia College Language Village for two weeks. However, the focus of her life was her children, seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Vivian is survived by her son Lynn (Laurie) and grandchildren Paul (Leah) Hoghaug, Eagan, MN; Erik (Karen) Hoghaug, Dripping Springs, TX; Monica Murphy, Mandan, ND; Lisa (Ron) Spier, Buffalo, MN; Bret (Rosie) Dryden, St. Paul, MN, Beth (Larry) Hopfenspirger, Plymouth, MN, Daniel Dryden, Isanti, MN, son-in-law, Robert (Sheri) Dryden, Brainerd, MN, and her sister Lorraine Noles, Fergus Falls, MN. Vivian was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Lena Osen; her husband Fred; her son Paul Hoghaug, her daughter Linda Dryden and her sister Delores Laughlin. The Scripture verse from Matthew 25 aptly describes her life, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” The family asks that any memorials be directed to the Community College Foundation, The Salvation Army or the Devils Lake Area Foundation.