Donna Haug

Donna J (Bakkum) Haug,

Age 66 of Dakota, MN, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was a loving wife, mother and grandma. Donna was skilled in many crafts including baking, stained glass, recovering upholstery and decorating. Donna was a devoted mother who stayed home to raise her kids while they were young. She later turned her many talents for sewing and design into her own interior decorating business, which she ran until 2005. She was an animal lover all her life and especially loved her dog Rowdy.

She attended high school in Moorhead, MN where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Tom Haug. The two moved to Onalaska, Wi where they lived and raised their children until moving to Dakota, MN after retirement.

Donna was proud of her Live Strong award for surviving breast cancer.

Donna is survived by her husband, Tom; children, Delainia and Chris; granddaughter, Hannah; mother, Sonya Bakkum; two sisters and three brothers as well as many nieces and nephews.

A gathering will be held 3-6 PM, Friday, October 21 with a service at 4 PM at Hoff Celebration of Life Center, Goodview. Funeral Celebrant Jenny Hoff is officiating the service. Memorials preferred to the Winona Area Humane Society.