Arlene I. Haberle, 82, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, at Johnson Elder Care House, Fargo, ND.
Arlene I. Haberle was born January 3, 1923, to Ingvald and Effie (Haarstad) Grefsrud, near Pelican Rapids, MN. Arlene was raised in Pelican Rapids where she graduated from high school.
Arlene attended Lee's Beauty College in St. Paul, MN, and worked in the St. Paul area for a short time. She worked as a cosmetologist at Two Sisters in Barnesville, MN, and later in Moorhead where she operated her own business, Arlene's. She also worked at Milady's and Petite Beauty Salons, both in Moorhead. Arlene retired in August of 2001. She valued her many faithful customers and considered them friends.
Arlene was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Moorhead. She was much loved and respected by her family and friends for her quiet, unassuming presence, generosity, and concern for her loved ones. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Arlene is survived by two daughters, Sharon (John) Bergh, West Fargo, ND, and DeeAnn (Kelly) Raumann, Henderson, NV; four grandchildren, Lisa (Mike) Hoggarth, Monique and Brandy Bergh, West Fargo, and Lindsey Bergh, Omaha, NE; a great-grandson, Benjamin Hoggarth, who brought her great joy; her brother, Cyril Grefsrud, Pelican Rapids; nieces and nephews; her caregivers, Dale and Meredith Johnson; her housemate, Helen Askelson; and special friends, Yvonne Wentz and Francine Brenan, Fargo.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert.
Memorial Service: Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 2 PM, in First Congregational United Church of Christ, Moorhead.
Inurnment: Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.