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Mitchell L. Hazen age 63 of Blair, passed away August 12, 2020 at his home in Blair. Funeral services were held Monday, August 17 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair.

Mitch was born November 5, 1956 in Oconto, Wisconsin the son of Lloyd and Caryl (Leigh) Hazen. He was raised in Wisconsin and then later moved to Colorado where he met Sandy Anderson; the couple moved to Nebraska and were married at the Orum Church on July 6, 1985. The couple raised their family in Blair, Nebraska. Mitch was a talented carpenter who built custom homes for over 30 years.

He is survived by his wife Sandy; children Matthew (Taylor) Hazen, Patrick (Crystal) Hazen, William Hazen, and Michelle (Matt) Safford; grandchildren: Ace, Ivy, Rylie, and Zoey; siblings Peggy Hazen, Allen Hazen, Scott (Mary) Hazen and Tom (Tina) Hazen; along with many nieces, nephews and friends.

He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

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Mitch came to Nebraska in 1980 to make a home and family which he certainly accomplished. He loved his kids, grandkids, wife and casino probably in that order. He enjoyed watching TV, eating bologna sandwiches, which quickly became his granddaughter Rylie’s favorite sandwich. He enjoyed playing pool, golfing and riding his motorcycle.

He took pride in his work, at which he was a perfectionist. He enjoyed teaching his skills to others, and got woke up many Sunday mornings to cut in a roof that someone “couldn’t quite get”.

He loved August and the family reunion every year, his only vacations.

Words are not enough and it’s hard to describe how much he will be missed.

Note: “cut in a roof”: this is the traditional method of cutting the timber on site and building up the roof using rafters, ridge boards, joists and purlins etc - the exact details being determined by the size of roof, size of timbers etc.—internet sources

In Loving Memory of Mitchell L. Hazen

Born November 5, 1956 Oconto, Wisconsin ~ Entered Into Rest August 12, 2020 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 1 pm Monday, August 17, 2020 Campbell Aman Funeral Home Chapel, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Dave Ludwick. Musical Selections: “Spirit In The Sky”, “Old Man”, “Live Like You Were Dying”, “Prop Me Up(by the jukebox if I die)”

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska~~~

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