Services for Hazel Wyman

Hazel Redmon Wyman

Mar. 29, 1924 – Nov. 16, 2016

Hazel Wyman, 92, of North Oak, MN and formerly of Barre, MA and Clearbrook, MN died on November 16 in North Oak, MN.

Hazel Redmon was born in Statesville, NC to William Parks Redmon and Hulda (Swenson) Redmon.  Her father was killed in a car accident when she was about six years old so Hazel moved with her newly widowed mother and two younger siblings back to northern Minnesota where her mother had been raised. They bought 80 acres adjacent to the farm that Hazel’s grandfather homesteaded after emigrating from Sweden.

After graduating from Clearbrook High School, Hazel completed a business training course in Bemidji, MN and worked for a few years in Minnesota and Fargo, ND. She moved to Washington, DC where she worked as a secretary for the U.S. government for 35 years and was active in the VFW Auxiliary. She attended many national conventions and held the position of President of the Washington, DC chapter.

Hazel married Charles Wyman at Oak Park Church in Clearbrook, MN in August, 1959. Charles was an attorney for the State Department in Washington, DC. Upon his retirement in 1983 they moved to Barre, MA, Charles’ hometown, where they had many cherished friends. Hazel served as secretary to many local organizations and loved travel, history and genealogy.

In 2011 as Hazel began to struggle with health issues she moved to North Oak, MN to be nearer her sister Alice.

Hazel is preceded in death by her father, William Parks Redmon; step-father, Arthur Holte; mother, Hulda (Swenson) Redmon Holte; husband, Charles Wyman; and two nephews. She is survived by her brother William Redmon of Seattle, WA; her sister Alice Qual of Austin, MN; four nieces, six grandnieces and nephews, and a great-grandniece and a great grand-nephew.

A private burial will be held at Oak Park Cemetery in Clearbrook, MN alongside her beloved husband.

***Austin Funeral Chapel, Hallock, MN  218-843-3451