Kenneth M. Hauge, age 89, of Alexandria, died March 16, at the Beverly Healthcare in Salem. Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Alexandria,at 1:30 PM on Monday, March 20. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Sunday at the church with Masonic Rites at 7 PM. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery at Alexandria. Arrangements are under the direction of the Will Funeral Chapel. Kenneth was born at Avon, SD on August 1, 1916 to Mads Hanson Hauge and Lillian (Yates) Hauge. He graduated from Avon High School in 1935. He enlisted in the service in January, 1941 and served in the Army Air Force until October, 1945 in Puerto Rico. He married Joan Johnson at Avon on September 5, 1946. In October of 1946, he purchased the Kennebec Telephone Co., where they lived until April, 1948. He purchased the Hanson County Telephone Co. at that time and managed it until April, 1993. He also owned KLC and Central Dakota TV. Being civic-minded, he took part in Celestial Lodge #37, American Legion, and was a Boy Scout Leader. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughter, Loretta Walker, Portland, Texas; sons, K.C. of Alexandria, SD, and Chris, of Dallas, Texas; twelve grandchildren: Lee, Leah, Lisa, Lynette, Lani, (Kenneth) Robert, (Shannon) Seth, Max, Marie, Megan, Misty, and Sarah; and five great grandchildren: McKayla, Samantha, Alexandria, Christopher and Chole; one brother, Charles Hauge and wife, Arabella, Peoria, Il. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Maxine and Christine, two brothers, Ernest and George and many friends.