Harold M. Hallanger

 

MONTELLO  --  Harold M. Hallanger, age 73, of Buffalo Township, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at University Hospital in Madison.

He was born on May 20, 1940 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Harold and Irene (Babbitt) Hallanger.  He was married to Ingrid Lindquist on July 21, 1962.  Harold was a psychiatric social worker, graduating from the University of Chicago in 1964, with his Master’s Degree.  He was an administrator at the Clark Co. Health Care Center in Owen, Wisconsin for 30 years, retiring in 1999.  His hobbies and interests were many and included farming, auctioneering, real estate, painting, music, and country line-dancing.  He was a member of the Zona Gale Community Singers.  Harold had a great love of nature, enjoying hunting, fishing, hiking and camping.  Most of all he was a seeker of knowledge, well-read and continuously learning.

He is survived by his wife, Ingrid;  three children, Hans Douglas Hallanger, Hartland, WI, Bethel Leigh Hallanger, Madison, and Charles Hugh Hallanger, Township of Buffalo;  three grandchildren, Austin, Ryleigh, and Kayla;  his extended family and many friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Marvin, and his step-father, James Hanley.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Moundville Methodist Church, with the Rev. Julie Wilson officiating.  Inurnment will be in Moundville Cemetery in the spring.  Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the church.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Harold’s name.