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Submitted: 1/1/10 • Approved: 12/21/20 • Last Updated: 12/24/20 • R36491-G36491-S3
HUMBOLDT MAN DIES IN GRAIN BIN
A rural Humboldt man died of a heart attack Monday evening while working in a grain bin on his farm.
Miles Hahn, 63, was pronounced dead while inside the bin. But it took hours to extricate his body because the grain level was more than 20 feet from the top of the bin.
"He had a history of heart problems," said Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead. Rescuers from several area fire departments responded to the farm, located approximately five miles north of Humboldt.
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Memorial:
Miles A. Hahn was born March 18, 1937 at Roswell, Miner County, SD to John and Frances (Voeltz) Hahn. He grew up in the Colman area and graduated from Colman High School in 1956. He served three years in the United States Army and was stationed for a time in Japan. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour in 1957 while attending a Billy Graham Crusade in New York City.
Miles married Darlene Anderson on July 3, 1960 in the Colman Lutheran Church. He farmed in the Colman area for seven years before purchasing his current farm near Humboldt. He sold Pioneer seed corn for 13 years.
Miles passed away on Monday August 28, 2000 while working on his farm. He had reached the age of 63 years, 5 months and 10 days.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Over the years he served on the Montrose School Board, various church boards, the PCA consumer board, and the Humboldt Elevator Board.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene; son Bryon and his wife Dawn and their two children, Kristina and Andrew of Humboldt, daughter Dianne and her husband John Knight and their two children, Paul and Hannah of St. Paul, MN, son Curtis and his wife Stephanie and their four children, Dallas, Elliott, Garret, and Haley of St. Michael, MN, daughter Karen and her husband Gary Schllenkamp and their four children, Brooke, Emily, Ethan, and Allison of Bridgewater; five brothers, Amos Hahn and his wife Lorraine of Worthing, Willard Hahn of Wentworth, John Hahn and his wife Sandy of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Mort Hahn and his wife Brenda of Colman, Rodney Hahn of Phoenix, Arizona; four sisters, Ardis Christianson and her late husband Clarence of Sioux Falls, Lana Hahn of Sioux Falls, Sandra and her husband Jim Hanson of Flagstaff, AZ, Delda Inberg of San Antonio, TX; and many nieces, nephews, and special friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Frances Hahn, and an infant daughter, Joanne.
Contributed on 1/1/10
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