Howard Kenneth Michaelsen

Howard Kenneth Michaelsen, age 84, died peacefully at home with family December 28 after a short bout with cancer.

He was born to Henry and Anna Michaelsen in Odessa May 1, 1927.

Howard graduated from Odessa High School and was drafted straight into the Army, serving in World War II from 1945 to 1947. Upon his return he attended Washington State College for three years, where in 1948 he met his future wife. He was then recalled by the Army and was stationed at Colorado Springs. While there he married Fayetta Moulton on October 7, 1950 and shipped off to Korea to fight in the war from December...