Asmund Vaagen HIGHUM

1914 - 2011  (97 years)

• Name	Asmund Vaagen HIGHUM
  Birth	31 Jul 1914	Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Banker
  Death	6 Nov 2011	Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
  Notes	Asmund V. “Ozzie” Highum, 97, of Austin, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. Asmund Highum He was born July 31, 1914, in Rushford, Minn., to George and Gertie (Vaagen) Highum. He graduated from Rushford High School in 1932 and attended the Minneapolis Business College. His banking career began in 1938 in Bismarck, N.D., with First National Bank. From there, he was transferred to Pipestone, Minn., in 1939. On Sept. 23, 1939, he married Margaret Peterson at Rushford Lutheran Church in Rushford. His banking career was interrupted in 1943 when he was drafted by the Army, where he served nearly 2.5 years in Casablanca as a cryptographer. At the conclusion of World War II in 1946, Ozzie was offered a job at First National Bank in Austin (now U.S. Bank), and he retired in 1977. He was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, the Austin Country Club, the Sons of Norway, the Mower County Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). Survivors include his children, Allen (Charlotte) Highum and Peter (Judy) Highum, both of Plymouth, Minn., and Ann Highum (Jerry Freund) of Decorah, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Erika Lewis (Nate), Sarah Highum, Julie Highum, Brian Highum, Lisa Kush (Jon), Kristen Alavi (Aamir), Jeffrey Freund (Erin Preloger-Freund), Kevin Freund; great-grandchildren, Jordan and Aaron Lewis, and Tianna and Brandon Bauman; brothers, Robert Highum and Herb (Ruby) Highum of Rushford, and Glenn (Teddy) Highum of New Richmond, Wis.; sister-in-law, Lucille Peterson of Rushford. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Gertie; wife of 57 years, Margaret; brother, George Meredith. Interment will be in Rushford Lutheran Cemetery, Rushford.
  Person ID	I36952	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	George Arthur HIGHUM,   b. 23 May 1888, Arendahl, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 8 Jul 1972, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Gertie VAAGEN,   b. 19 Aug 1888, Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 19 Mar 1979, Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F25139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Marion PETERSON,   b. 9 Sep 1914, Burke County, North Dakota d. 25 May 1997, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1939	Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F25140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2023