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- The Augusta Chronicle (GA)
April 7, 2003
MRS. MONICA HASKELL HOMEMAKER, Entered into rest Friday, April 4, 2003 at her residence, Mrs. Monica L. Haskell of Augusta.
Family members include her son, David G. Haskell; daughters, Carol H. Roop of Alexandria, Va., Janis H. Burckhalter of Evans, and Faye H. Pippin of Augusta; sisters, Nettie Jones and Evelyn Banet; brothers, Bill Schmidt, Carl Schmidt and Richard Schmidt; grandchildren, Crystal Prall, Jennifer Finch, Natalie Roop, April Fernandes, Dereck Roop, Lorraine Haskell, Clay Burckhalter, Lindsey Roop, Stephanie Haskell, Grant Pippin, Bryce Burckhalter, Grayson Pippin and Garrett Pippin; great-grandchildren, Robert Prall, Cullen Prall, Abby Prall, Madison Fernandes, Braden Prall and Mackenzie Prall.
Mrs. Haskell was a native of Navilleton, Indiana. At age 14, she moved in with Louisville, KY family to work as their nanny. In 1942 she joined the Women's Army Corps and began nursing.
After marriage and military travel, she and her husband, the late Gerald G. Haskell, moved to Augusta where he was stationed at Fort Gordon. She has lived in Augusta for the last forty-nine years. Mrs. Haskell became very involved with St. Joseph Catholic Church Mission, where she was on the building committee for the first church named St. Joseph's. She was also a member of the Women's Auxiliary at St. Joseph Church, Sacred Heart School PTO, Aquinas High School Booster's Club for many years. She ran the concessions for bingo at Aquinas in the late 60's and early 70's.
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