Frederick S. Haas, Sr.
June 21, 1941-March 31, 2007
Sergeant First Class Frederick S. Haas Sr., U.S. Army retired, 65, of Frantz Drive, Niles, died at 1:25 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2007, in his home following a brief illness.
He was born on June 21, 1941, in Marcellus, to Stanley Arthur and Doris Martha (Riley) Haas. He graduated from Decatur, Michigan High School, and has lived in Niles since 1963.
Sergeant Haas served full-time in the United States Army for 30 years prior to retirement. Although his service was stateside, he was a veteran of the Viet Nam Era. He was a member of the American Legion Post #309, Decatur, and past president of the 246th Armored Association.
He also owned and operated the former Lafayette Radio Store in South Bend, and attended classes at Davenport College.
He was a member of Saint John's Untied Church of Christ, Niles; a member of and past master of Volinia-Marcellus Lodge #227 F & AM, and a member of the Dowagiac Peninsular Lodge #10 F & AM.
He enjoyed learning about the John Deere Company and its equipment, and he maintained a large collection of John Deere scale models.
On December 24, 1960, in Saint John's Church, Niles, he married the former Barbara J. Geideman, who survives. Also surviving are ther sons, Frederick (Shelly) Haas Jr. of Benton Harbor and Reginald J. Haas of Niles; grandchildren, Melissa, Chris, and Douglas Haas; and great-granddaughter, Autumn Haas; brother, James Haas of Decatur and sisters, Lola Lyons and Mary Helen Fosdick, both of Dowagiac, and Kathleen Pederson of Cassopolis.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Mere Haas and Wayne Haas.
Funeral services for Frederick S. Haas Sr., will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Rev. Kyle Gardner of Saint John's United Church of Christ officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, and will conclude with full military honors by American Legion Post #309, Decatur.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home, with Masonic services by the Volinia-Marcellus Lodge #227 F & AM at 7 p.m.
Contributions in memory of Mr. Haas may be made to Saint John's United Church of Christ.
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