03/24/2026
Douglas Jerome Haugenoe was one of a set of twins born September 17, 1948, to Oscar and Emma (Sortland) Haugenoe in Crosby, North Dakota. He and his twin Don joined brothers Edward and Roger, and sisters Elaine, Nancy and Donna on the family farm in Twin Butte Township.
Doug attended the Twin Butte country school through elementary. Then he went on to high school in Crosby. Doug was a member of the 4-H and FFA. Doug graduated from Crosby High School in 1966.
After high school, Doug attended college at Dickinson State University, where he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity. He graduated from DSU with a degree in business education.
Doug started his teaching career in Alamo, ND, where he taught for one year (1972-73) and also drove school bus. Next, he taught in Fingal, ND for half a year (1973) before taking a permanent position as a business teacher at Lovell High School in Lovell, Wyoming in 1974, where he also served as the advisor for the annual for many years. Doug loved teaching and devoted his life to his many students. He kept up with many of his students after they graduated and enjoyed hearing how they were doing and what they were up to. He was an avid Lovell Bulldogs fan! He taught in Lovell for 30 years before retiring in 2004.
Doug spent many summers back in North Dakota doing exterior painting with his lifelong friend, Neal Throntveit. Doug golfed many, many rounds of golf over the years, with his brother Roger and his good friend and colleague, Jim Kolesar, as well as many others. And if he wasn’t playing golf, he was watching it on television! Especially in the last few years, Doug couldn’t have had a more devoted friend than Jim Minchow. Who knew that what started out as Doug renting a house from Jim’s parents when he first moved to Lovell would turn into a lifelong friendship.
Doug kept in shape earlier in his life as an avid runner, then after he hung up his running shoes, he continued to walk every day for nearly 20 years until his health no longer allowed it. Doug also enjoyed driving through Yellowstone Park and looking at wildlife. Doug also loved his Norwegian heritage and wore his “Uff Da” shirt with pride.
Doug was preceded in death by his parents, twin brother, Don, as well as brothers Edward and Roger, sister Donna and her husband, Bruce Kroshus, sister Elaine and her husband, Ken Kinstler.
Doug is survived by his sister, Nancy and her husband Elgin Burns, sister-in-law Vicki Haugenoe, as well as his nieces and nephews, including Kevin Kinstler, Kort Kinstler, Kent Kinstler, Kyle Kinstler, Kayleen Erdman, Darren Kroshus, Devin Kroshus, Corey Burns, Terry Burns, Amber Haugenoe, Kara Vetter and Levi Haugenoe, as well as several cousins. Doug had many friends and students in Lovell who also mourn his passing.
A celebration of life will be held at the Lovell Fire Hall on Saturday, May 2nd at 2:00pm MDT, and at Ambrose Lutheran Church in Ambrose, ND on Sunday, May 31st at 2:00pm CDT. Memorials received will be used to set up a scholarship for a Lovell High School student in Doug’s memory.