~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NWA Capt. Carl "Don" D. Hegseth
August 24, 1931 ~ November 1, 2020
Notification with the passing of RNPA member retired
Northwest pilot Captain Carl Donald Hegseth, age 89. Captain Hegseth joined Northwest Airlines
09-16-1957. Widowed in November 1998,
Captain Hegseth is survived by his children and grandchildren plus many more
extended family members.
Obituary information for Captain Hegseth is available online
at
https://www.michaelsonfuneral.com/obituaries/Carl-Don-D-Hegseth?obId=18825267
Michaelson Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements: https://www.michaelsonfuneral.com/
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary………… Carl "Don" D. Hegseth
— Carl "Don" D. Hegseth, 89, of Kenyon MN, died
Sunday, November 1, 2020, at The Family Residence in Northfield. He was born on
the family farm August 24, 1931, in Kenyon Township, Goodhue County, the son of
Carl J. and Emma (Remold) Hegseth. Carl graduated from Kenyon High School in
1949. He entered into the United States Air Force as a mechanic. He served
during the Korean Conflict in Libya, North Africa and was honorably discharged.
Carl married Erma Maisel in January 1956. They moved to Tulsa, OK while Carl
attended Spartan Air School for airframe power plant and flight engineering.
They returned to Minnesota and lived in Bloomington. Carl worked for Northwest
Airlines as a mechanic and eventually as a pilot and captain. In 1962, they
returned home to Kenyon where they lived on the family farm. Carl was very
active in farming including beef, horses, sheep and everything agriculture. He
was an active member of Gol Lutheran Church, the Kenyon Color Guard, VFW and
the American Legion. Carl had a team of horses that he drove the veterans in
for the Horse and Cutter Parade and sleigh rides for the Historical Society for
many years. He enjoyed attending air shows and auctions. Carl was most proud of
his family especially his grandchildren. Spending time with family was
important and he looked forward to their annual family vacation to the cabin
they took for over 20 years. He is survived by his children, Doug (Kathy)
Hegseth of Lakeville, Kim (Mark) Bocklund of Vadnais Heights and Terry Hegseth
of Shakopee; grandchildren, Kelsey and Justin Bocklund, Breanna and Austin
Hegseth, Jenna (Edgar) Torres and Alex Hegseth; brother, Mark (Carol) Hegseth
of Kenyon; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Erma
Hegseth who died on November 3, 1998. A private funeral service will be at
Michaelson Funeral Home, Kenyon with Pastor Julie Rogness officiating.
Interment will be in the Gol Lutheran Cemetery in Kenyon with military honors
provided by the Kenyon Color Guard. Memorials are preferred to the Kenyon
American Legion, Kenyon VFW, Wounded Warrior Project or to POW – MIA. A
celebration of Carl's life will be held at the family farm this Spring 2021.
……………………………
~ in memory ~
Erma Ruth Maisel Hegseth
Birth Date: 7 May
1932
Death Date: 3 Nov
1998
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