Arthur R. Hauge

Arthur Ronvald Hauge, 89, of Nampa, passed away on Friday afternoon, Dec. 22, 2006, of natural causes while surrounded by his family. The funeral services will be celebrated at Crossroads Church in Nampa on Friday, December 29, 2006 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow with military honors in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell There will be a public viewing on Thursday evening from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. Arthur was born in 1917 in Minneapolis, Minn., and there attended public schools. Spending much of his time at the gym, playing handball, he won the Midwest Handball Championship at age 19. He hitchhiked to Los Angeles two times for job prospects before the age of 20, but returned home to Minneapolis. He converted to Christianity at the age of 21 and shortly after, he entered the armed forces and served as a medic on the front lines. He was nominated several times for valor in action. Arthur, having proposed on his first date, married Vivian Langren in 1945 in Minneapolis when he returned home from WW II. They were married for 60 years. He began his ministry in Beaverdam, Wisconsin. He preached and gave evangelistic services throughout the Midwest while living in a travel trailer. Arthur, Vivian, and five of their children lived in a trailer until their children started school in Estherville, Iowa in 1957. Then, the family of five moved to Los Angeles for two years before relocating to Hibbing, Minn. in 1959. For the next 11 years he pastored the Hibbing Village Church before moving to Nampa, Idaho in 1971 where he spent the next 29 years as the minister at Calvary Baptist. In 1978 he began his prison ministry every Tuesday afternoon at the Idaho State Penitentiary until three weeks prior to his death. Arthur loved watching his grandchildren perform on the stage and on the court. He filled his days with concerts, sports, and coffee shops. Arthur spoke with all 14 grandchildren during his final three days and blessed them greatly with his humor, faith, and courage. He was such a blessing, he will be missed. Arthur had no brothers or sisters and was preceded in death by his wife Vivian on Sept. 23, 2005. He is survived by his five children, Faith Hauge, Rebecca Stallcop and her husband Paul, Stephanie, Stephen Hauge and his wife Teresa, and Paula Mikkelson, all of Nampa. The grandchildren include, Stefan Hauge, Seth and Athena Stallcop; Ingrid, Kjersten, Brigitta, Erik, Linnea and Annalise Panther; Zachary, Jessica, and Jacob Hauge; and Nels and David Mikkelson. Memorial contributions may be given in Arthur Ronvald Hauges name to Tyrannus Hall International or the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3517.