Bradley W. Haugen, 55, of Sunburst, the chief of passenger traffic for
Customs and Border Protection at Sweet Grass, died of cardiac complications
Saturday at a Shelby hospital. A memorial service is 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the North Toole County High School gym in Sunburst.
Survivors include a daughter, Jenna Haugen and a son, Aaron Haugen, both of
Sunburst; sisters, Pam Wentworth of St. Louis, Mo., and Andi Baumgardner of
Great Falls.
Brad was born Sept. 11, 1951, in Great Falls to Walter and Margaret (Poncelet)
Haugen where he grew up and graduated from C.M. Russell High School in 1969.
After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley, he taught
music in the Sunburst School District from 1973 to 1984. He then joined the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service in Sweet Grass.
He married Sharon Kinakin on Oct. 20, 1979, at Milk River, and they later
divorced.
Along with being an avid model railroad enthusiast, Brad enjoyed watching Dish
TV, computers, any electronic gadget, music, putting up elaborate lighted
Christmas decorations and his two dogs, Abby and Tasha. He especially loved
spending time with his children.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Bradley Haugen Memorial Scholarship Fund for North Toole County High School
Students will be established.