Alexandria, MN, Minnesota
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Harstad
1943 — 2020
Jacquelyn Kay Harstad, the daughter of Everett and Lorinda (Roth) Morehouse, was born on September 10, 1943, in Bristol, SD. She grew up on a farm and graduated from Bristol High School in 1961. While working as a bookkeeper for Hansmeier and Son, Jackie met Gene Harstad, who was her younger sister's teacher, at a school function. Soon Gene became Jackie's love of her life. The two were united in marriage on May 30, 1964, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Bristol, SD. They lived in a few towns before settling down in Britton, SD in 1970 where they raised their three children: Dana, Dawn and David. Gene's school administration career took them to Rosholt from 1986-1997, then to Jackie's...