Harriet Gaffaney, 91, a resident of the Glenwood Retirement Center, died Tuesday evening, July 8th, 2014, at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 14th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glenwood.  Visitation will be on Sunday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Glenwood and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Villard.  Arrangments are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. Harriet was born in Glenwood on May 7, 1923, the daughter of John and Mary (Bisek) Christman, and grew up on a farm near Lake Reno and attended rural school.  She developed a love of the outdoors at an early age and was her dad's number one helper around the farm.  On September 25, 1944, she was united in marriage to Duayne (Fritz) Gaffaney at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glenwood.  The Gaffaney and Christman families had been long-time friends. In 1951, Fritz and Harriet purchased a dairy farm in Leven Township, five miles northwest of Villard, and made it their home for nearly fifty years.  With Fritz's patience and Harriet's creativity they were a great "team" and the farm became a beautiful and bountiful home where they nurtured and raised five children - Diane, Gwynne, Jeff, Pat and Mike.   Harriet's perennial flower gardens, a large vegetable garden, and a well-manicured lawn were her specialties.   In 1997, Harriet moved to the Gables Apartments in Glenwood and resided there until the summer of 2012 when she entered the Glenwood Retirement Center. Harriet lived her life with confidence and an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm.  She was also a woman of faith, hope, and love and was a lifelong member of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Villard, and later Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glenwood, where she was active in the Christian Mothers and Mission groups.   She served as an assessor for Leven Township and worked for several years at Berglin Flowers in Glenwood.  Harriet served on the school board for Villard and later Minnewaska Area Schools for eighteen years.  She enjoyed a multitude of friends through her Homemaker's and birthday clubs.  Harriet was often a "vocal" fan at her sons' games at Villard and UMM and later at her grandchildren's events!  She savored the competition of a good game of cards - whist, bridge, or her Friday afternoon "nickels" group.   She enjoyed many hours ice fishing on some area lakes and could not pass up a quick stop at a garage sale.   The MN Twins, good books, jigsaw and crossword puzzles became favorites in her later years.  Harriet was an outstanding cook and homemaker, and there were countless holiday and celebration meals around the Gaffaney dining room table! Harriet's pride, priority, and legacy were her children, their spouses, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She taught, loved, and appreciated each of them and recognized and enjoyed their unique personalities and varied talents.  Her strong spirit, faith, and love will now carry on through them. Harriet is survived by her daughter, Gwynne and Ray Gildow of Staples, and three sons - Jeff and Dorothy Gaffaney of Glenwood,  Pat and Nicole Gaffaney of Glenwood, and Mike and Shelly Gaffaney of Granite Falls, as well as son-in-law Roger Mrnak of Glenwood.  Her grandchildren include Jason  (Kara) Mrnak (Andrew, Jake, and Allie), Jennifer (Matt) Meyer, Jill (Parker) Huff,  Elisabeth (Jason) Anderson, Erin Gaffaney, Ashley (Marc) Nelson, Katelynn, Collin, Jordan (Nikki), and Kyle Gaffaney, and step-grandchildren Melissa (Mitch) Albers, Shawn (Becky) Knutson, Kris (Kevin) Knutson, and eight step-great grandchildren.  Also surviving Harriet are her sister Agatha Tauber of Willmar and her brother Jack (Darlene) Christman of Glenwood as well as many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Duayne in 2000; her daughter, Diane in 2013; and her sister, Margaret Fluegel.