This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hogan, Haberman, Hammerstad, Hursh, Oswald, Johnson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2257 Message Board Post: Friday, May 16, 2003 Steven H. Hogan, 43 Steven Henry Hogan, 43, of Hudson, formerly of Albert Lea, Minn., died Saturday, May 10, at his home after a 19-month battle with leukemia. He was born June 17, 1959, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of John “Jack” and Donna (Haberman) Hogan. He received his elementary schooling at St. Theodore School in Albert Lea before attending Southwest Junior High and graduating from Albert Lea High School in 1977. He attended Mankato Technical College in marketing. On Feb. 10, 1991, he married Carrie Hammerstad. He worked for Central Telephone in Fairmont, Minn., before being transferred by the company to Burnsville, Minn. Later he was employed by Olson-Thielen in Little Canada as CLEC consultant. He loved golfing and held memberships at Scottsdale Golf Course in Lakeville, Minn., and Keller Golf Course in White Bear Lake, Minn. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed traveling with his family. His most memorable trip was to Pebble Beach Golf Course. Surviving are his wife, Carrie; three children, Jessica, Reid and Ross; his parents, Jack and Donna Hogan of Albert Lea; two sisters, Sally (Jim) Hursh of Owatonna, Minn., and Sue (Randy) Oswald of Frost, Minn.; a brother, Scott (Diane) Hogan of Farmington, Minn.; his in-laws, Virgil and Connie Hammerstad of Hudson; a sister-in-law, Jodi (Tom) Johnson of Hudson. His grandparents precede him in death. A service was at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson. Burial was in Willow River Cemetery in Hudson, where active casketbearers were Scott Hogan, John Hogan, Randy Oswald, Reece Oswald, James Hursh and Tom Johnson. His children, Jessica, Reid and Ross, were honorary casketbearers. Visitation was from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home. Memorials are preferred. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=7628