Hazel Messerli

Hazel Messerli was born Aug. 28, 1917 in Wang Township, Renville County to Christopher (CC) Hovda & Clarabelle (Johnson) Hovda.
She grew up on the farm and attended rural School District 141, Maynard High School & St Cloud State Teachers College.
On Oct. 3, 1937 she married Virgil (Bud) Messerli.  They lived in Maynard where she worked as a waitress in local cafes, for Hjalmer
Weber's Drug Store & 17 years for the Olson Produce.  After the death of her father in 1958, she & her husband moved to her
parents farm where she helped her husband with farming duties.  She was a gardener & loved flowers which she shared with friends
from her "Friendship Garden".  She was a member of Maynard Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, Bible School & was
a member of the Ladies Aid & WELCA.  She served as President & Past President of the Women's American Legion Auxiliary & the
P.T.A.  She was a member of the Maynard Sr. Citizens Club, the Green Feather Whist Club & WELCA quilters.

She is survived by her son Douglas (Jane) Messerli of Coon Rapids, Son-in-Law Robert Haubrick (Gunn Sandik) of Ramsey, 5 grandchildren, Kristi (Mike) Nelson of Elk River, Todd (Mary) Haubrick of Anoka, Don Messerli of Blaine, Tracy (Tim) Sorensen of Duluth, & Chris Messerli of Andover, 9 great grandchildren - Ashley (Darren) Norberg, Jamie & Alexandra Messerli, Mike & Matt Sorensen, Hanna & Joseph Haubrick, Colin & Cate Messerli, 2 great-great grandchildren Isabelle & Elliana Castillo.

She was preceded in death by her brother Chester, her parents, her husband Bud in 2003 & her daughter Barbara in 2006.

She became a resident of Granite Ridge Place in Granite Falls, MN in Sept. 2006.

She went to the Granite Hospital & Manor in July 2014 & resided at the Granite Falls Health Care Center until her passing

Blessed be her memory.


All honorariums prefered to the Maynard Lutheran Church.