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- Idaho State Journal (Pocatello, ID)
April 6, 2008
ROCKLAND — Raymond Alvin Haskell, 87, died peacefully at home Thursday morning , April 3, 2008. Alvin was born on October 10, 1920, in Sublette, Idaho to Raymond Levi and Sarah Horn Haskell. He was the fourth child of nine children. In 1929 Alvin moved with his parents and siblings to farm in Rockland , Idaho.
After graduating from Rockland High School in 1940, Alvin attended Vo-Tech School in Weiser, Idaho, and in 1942 accepted a position as a Machinist Trainee at the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle, Wash. In 1943, he joined the U.S. Navy and completed Diesel Training at the Naval Training School at Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa. Alvin served as a Motor Machinist Mate second-class in World War II until an injury in the Azores Islands lead to an honorable medical discharge.
Following a long recovery, he returned home to farm with his father in Rockland. Soon, thereafter, he met Mary Clevon Braithwaite of Arco, Idaho, who came to Rockland to teach school. They were later married in the Idaho Falls Temple on July 27, 1948. Together they raised 7 children and spent the rest of their lives farming in Rockland. Alvin's hobbies included snowmobiling, hunting , fishing, and piloting his private airplanes, making numerous deep sea fishing trips to Mexico.
Alvin enjoyed sharing his abilities as a mechanic and welder with neighboring farmers and friends. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in numerous ward and stake callings.
Alvin was preceded in death by his loving wife, Clevon, his parents, a sister Lucille Porath and a brother Daniel. He is survived by seven children: Darrel (Janaan) Haskell of Pocatello; Ronald (Lynn) Haskell of Highland, Utah; Gordon (Debra) Haskell of American Falls; Teresa (Peter ) Dietz of Sandy, Utah; Shirley Edwards of Pocatello; Byron (Janell) Haskell of Spanish Fork, Utah; and Annette (Robert) Ramos of Reno, Nevada; three sisters and three brothers, Erma Moss of American Falls; Ada Wangsgard of Huntsville, Utah; Ivan Haskell of American Falls; George (Verla Rae) Haskell of American Falls; Lola Mae (Theron) Stokes of Pocatello; and Carl (Ilene) Haskell of American Falls; 32 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren .
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Raymond Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1920
Death Date: 3 Apr 2008
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 16 Jan 1943
Release Date 1: 16 May 1946
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