Laugtug, Caroline 97, of Buffalo MN passed away April 8th, 2022. She was born in Glencoe on June 7, 1924 to Louis and Emma Schalcht. She was always proud of her father who was known as a good well-driller. She graduated in 1942 from Glencoe HS. She was then employed in St Paul until she married Louis Longhenry and lived near Glencoe. When Louis returned from the army they moved to NE Mpls until a tornado damaged their home. Then they moved into a new house in Crystal MN. They had 4 children LuAnn, Louis, Darlene and David. Louis (Sr) worked at Mpls Moline until his accidental death in 1952. Caroline worked for a bakery until she married Nils Laugtug in 1959. They had one daughter, Marian and moved to Hopkins where the 3 oldest kids graduated from Hopkins HS. They moved several times including Lester Prairie and Arkansas and ended up in Buffalo. She played in the hand bell choir at both Zion Lutheran in Hopkins and at St John's Lutheran in Buffalo. She belonged to the PEP group at church and enjoyed her coffee group. While at Zion Lutheran, Caroline belonged to the braille club, which she really enjoyed. Both she and Nils were lifetime members of the VFW (and auxiliary) in Hopkins. Nils retired from a career with Western Electric (Bell Telephone). Caroline lived in her home and at the age of 95 still drove her 4x4 Ford pickup. She enjoyed traveling. One of her favorites was touring the foreign tall sailing ships that came into the port of Duluth. As her health declined, she recently stayed with Marian until her death. A memorial service will be held April 23rd at 11:00 at St John's Lutheran Church in Buffalo. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. A luncheon will follow the memorial service. She is survived by her children, LuAnn Currie of St Louis Park, Louis (Peg) Longhenry of Carver and Marian (Robert) House of Stanley WI, 10 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Louis Longhenry (1952), daughter Darlene and son-in-law Leonard Mathews (both died in a car-train accident in Glencoe (1968), husband Nils Laugtug (2007) and son David a Viet Nam veteran with related health issues (2018). In lieu of flowers, a memorial can be made to Lutheran Hour Ministries or the donor's choice. Interment will be at Ft Snelling National Cemetery at a later date for the immediate family.

Published on April 17, 2022