Marie A. Haas

Marie A. Haas passed away on August 31, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Lake Oswego, Oregon . She was 95. Marie was born on September 17, 1916 in Webster Township, Ohio, the youngest of nine children of Fred and Augusta Ernsthausen of Luckey, Ohio. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Webster High School in 1934. Marie married George Haas of Perrysburg, Ohio in 1942; they had four children. After George’s death in 1953, Marie worked the farm and raised her children on Lime City Road in Perrysburg, Ohio. She also worked as a waitress, as a cafeteria worker at Penta County and in the Goodyear factory in Luckey, Ohio. She put all her children through college. She never remarried.

Although heartbroken by the loss of her husband and sons before her, Marie lived a long and full life. She was beloved for her courage and compassion not only by her family but by everyone who met her. Many of her nieces and nephews knew her as “Aunt Bob”. Marie was a sports fan and a regular at Rossford High School basketball and football games and an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan. She was present with her son Mike and daughters and their families at the 2002 National Championship game. She visited her daughters and their families in Oregon frequently; often with her favorite niece Anita Kopp. Marie was known for her green thumb, her love of birds, flowers and house plants and delighted in gifting visitors to her home with small house plants she had cultivated.

Marie is survived by her daughters Diane Baker (Jim) and Connie Haas (David Leonhardt), her daughter-in-law Mary Jo Haas, five grandchildren, Andrea Cluckey (Keith), Allison Haas, James Baker, Joseph and Timothy Leonhardt, and two great-grandchildren, Yasmina and Rania. Marie is preceded in death by her parents and siblings, her husband, George and her sons Lynn and Michael.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2012 from 4-8 P.M. at Witzler-Shank Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 (419-874-3133). Visitation will continue Friday, September 7, 2012 at Witzler-Shank Funeral Home from 1-2 P.M. with a funeral service beginning at 2 P.M. Burial will follow in St. Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Marie’s memory to Hartman Veterinary Hospital 3924 Airport Hwy, Toledo, Ohio 43615 or the Larry Emch Scholarship Fund, Rossford, Ohio.