Haugesag, Dentley Meloy born June 11, 1939. Left us to be with the love of his life Tootsie also known as Margaret Jean Haugesag on May 19, 2024. He is survived by children, daughter Carrie Tieman (Robert Tieman), son Eric and his son Anders (Tracey Armsted mother), Egan (Melissa Haugesag) and granddaughter Ella. Dentley was the only child of Oscar and Viola (Dahl) Haugesag born June 11, 1939. He spent his early years in Madison Minnesota before the family moved to Minneapolis. Dentley loved reading and music and enjoyed them both his whole life. He attended Minneapolis South High School and had many good friends from the old neighborhood. Dentley was a skilled student and was one of two students sent to Boys Nation. He earned extra money playing dance parties around town and weeks after graduating high school he hopped on the Glen Miller Band tour bus and started playing Saxophone professionally. When he returned to Minneapolis he enrolled at the University of Minnesota and graduated Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and Woodrow Wilson Fellow all while raising a family, teaching literature and playing Saxophone at some of Minneapolis' jazz clubs. These accomplishments paled in contrast to his love for his best friend, wife, mother of his children, business partner Margret Jean (Tootsie) Haugesag. After college, he started a furniture sales and manufacturing company and asked his wife Jean to be its president. The company, Sawhill Furniture, changed over the years into Sawhill Kitchens. Dentley's last career was working at the State of Minnesota at the Department of Economic Development to promote the wood products industry. When he retired, he traveled with Jean and doted on his grandchildren Ella and Anders. Amazingly Dentley and Jean spent every minute in love together for over 57 years until Jean passed away in 2017. The family will be having a private memorial for Dentley, Dad, Papa. If you feel so inclined a memorial donation to any of the following organizations would have made Dentley happy. Save The Music Foundation savethemusic.org Amnesty International donate.amnestyusa.org The Nature Conservancy nature.org/en-us/ membership-and-giving/donate-to-our-mission

Published on May 26, 2024