Clayton S. Angell

Clayton S. Angell, 84, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Saturday, August 21, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.Clayton was born on April 7, 1920 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Carl and Eva Foss Angell. He attended school in Thief River Falls until 6th grade when his family moved to Lancaster, Minnesota. He graduated from Lancaster in 1938. After high school, Clayton attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where he received a degree in biology and phy-ed. During his senior year, he was drafted and served in the Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. He served in the Asiatic Pacific and the European Theatre of operation and also saw combat in Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. After his discharge, Clayton lived in Oregon for one year and then moved back to Thief River Falls where he operated the Texaco Service Station. In 1954, he accepted a teaching position in Lancaster where he taught science and coached all the sports. On August 6, 1962 Clayton married Olive Hoglin Dexter. They moved to Thief River Falls in 1962 and took over the same service station for two years. In 1964, they moved to Hawley, where he taught science and biology at Hawley High School until retiring in 1985. Clayton was an active member of Hawley Lutheran Church, which he served on the church council, a member of the American Legion, where he served as commander for many years, the VFW, the Lions and the Hawley Golf Club, where he served on the Board of Directors.Clayton was preceded in death by his wife, Olive, who died in 1995, his parents, three sisters, one brother and a step-son, Roger Dexter.He is survived by his daughter, Rhonda Todd Rasmussen, Hawley, MN; two step-sons, Lee Dexter, Fargo, ND, and Dennis Dexter, Hawley, MN; three grandchildren, Rachel, Olivia and Clay Rasmussen, all of Hawley.