Else Haase
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Else Haase

  • December 10, 1919 - February 7, 2012
  • Stevensville, Michigan
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“My dear friends, Rachel emailed me about your Mom and I am so sorry for your loss. May Jehovah be with you and your family and may you find comfort...Read More » ”
1 of 12 | Posted by: Diane Flechtner - south portland, ME

“Thank you for a wonderful time. I will never forget you!!! LOVE Henning ”
2 of 12 | Posted by: Henning Kriese - Bonn / Germany

“We will never forget all the love and kindness you showered us with over the years. One of my fondest memories is of you holding your grandson as the...Read More » ”
3 of 12 | Posted by: andrew christina coral reef lang - AZ

“We remember Else very fondly.. On many happy family occasions; births, Bar/Bat mitzvahs, and holiday celebrations, she was there as a nurturing and...Read More » ”
4 of 12 | Posted by: Michael and Jeannette Glazer - CT

“Dear Mr. Haase and family members, We are sending our heartfelt sympathy to all of you, you are in our thoughts and our prayers. May the memories...Read More » ”
5 of 12 | Posted by: Bruno and Edith Nickel - FL

“Oma made everyone whose lives she touched better. She and Opa together raised four kind and wonderful children and that in itself is a testament to...Read More » ”
6 of 12 | Posted by: Tim, Rachel, Doug and Debra

“My heart goes out to the family of a very sweet and wonderful woman. Oma always made me feel like a part of the family with her kind words and gentle...Read More » ”
7 of 12 | Posted by: Jessica Smith_Holobaugh - MI

“Uncle Bruno and Family, I was very saddened when hearing of the passing of Taunte Else. I still remember her as a kind and caring person, whenever...Read More » ”
8 of 12 | Posted by: Kenneth Kriese - Lindenhurst, IL

“I would teally love to be their with my ante so i can remember how much see meant to us,over the years .II pray that in heaven she,s welcomed with...Read More » ”
9 of 12 | Posted by: Berthold kriese - Cadott, WI

“OMA HAASE We do not forget you. LOVE Patrick ”
10 of 12 | Posted by: Patrick Kriese - MI

“OMA HAASE I miss you so much LOVE Patrick ”
11 of 12 | Posted by: Patrick Kriese - MI

“I look at your sweet mom's face and then I know how/why you, Doris, are the way you are:) Sending my deepest sympathy to you and your family. Love,...Read More » ”
12 of 12 | Posted by: Debbie Gollish - palatine, IL


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Else Haase nee: Fech, 92, of Stevensville, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family.

A service will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, with Rev. Gerald Schroer officiating. Burial will follow at Hickory Bluff Cemetery in Stevensville. Friends may call from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stevensville, of which she was a member, or Hospice at Home. Those wishing to sign Else's Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.

Else was born on December 10, 1919 in Michaluvka, Wolhynien to Samuel and Lydia (Gohl) Fech. On October 28, 1950, she married Bruno Haase in Zechin, East Germany. In 1953 they escaped to West Germany and immigrated to America in 1961, settling in Chicago.

Else is survived by Bruno, her husband of 61 years; four children, Erhard (Ursula) Kriese of Germany, Erika (Artur-Deceased) Lucius of Stevensville, Gertrud (Detlef) Lang of Arizona, and Doris (Arthur) Glazer of Illinois; eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren: Henning (Noura) Kriese and his son Patrick, Bernd (Rebecca) Lucius and their children Brittany and Brandon, Ralph (Kristine) Lucius and their sons Joshua and Dorian, Anita Lang and her daughters Siena and Sophia, Andrew (Christina) Lang and their children Coral and Reef, Debra (Douglas) Baumann, Timothy (Rachel) Lang, Megan, Daniel, Sarah and Jonathan Glazer. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Reinhold, and her siblings-Hulda, Gerhard, Paul, Martha & Reinhold.

She was a loving wife and wonderful, caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Else was the heart of her family and will be missed dearly by each one of them.