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 Earnest D. Hakl, age 74, of Yankton, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Scotland Good Samaritan Center, Scotland, SD. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the 1st Presbyterian Church, Scotland, SD with Rev. Paul Opsahl officiating. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland, SD. Visitations will be 5 to 8 PM, Wednesday evening at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, and then one hour prior to the services at the church. Pallbearers will be David Winckler, Don Woehl, Kevin Hakl, Brian Hakl, Christopher Splett and Ken Splett.
Earnest was born on December 10, 1936 to Joseph & Elizabeth (Blachnik) Hakl in Tabor, SD. He was baptized on October 24, 1937 and confirmed on December 14, 1952. Earnest attended Blaha Grade School near Tyndall, SD through the 8th grade. Ernie then went into farming. He worked for Scotland Dairy Co-op for 16 years, Coyote Sports of Tabor, SD, Baldwin Filters, Yankton, SD and Yankton Transit for six years. He then retired at age 62. He enjoyed working on cars and collecting toy tractors and caterpillars, along with coin banks. He loved being outdoors and will be greatly missed by his family.
Those who will cherish his memory are his wife, Dorothy of Yankton, SD; sons, Darren Hakl of Yankton, SD, Douglas (Kerstin) Hakl of Kearney, NE; daughters, Brenda (Ken) Splett of Freeman, SD and Wanda (Steve) Helgeland of Dell Rapids, SD; daughter-in-law, Pam Hakl of York, NE; brother, Roger (Carol) Hakl of Yankton, SD and nine grandchildren, Christopher Splett of Freeman, SD, Shanna, Alex and Mason Helgeland of Dell Rapids,SD, Alyssa and Joshua Hakl of York, NE, Nathan, Darian and Megan Hakl of Kearney, NE.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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