HAAG, John Batiste 1879-1954

HAAG, FELTON, JENSEN, HVITVED, HANNEMAN, MONROE, THORSEN

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Date: 12/30/2003 at 00:13:22

JOHN HAAG, EX-BUSINESSMAN,
DIES AT 74

John Haag, 74, who had been engaged in the shoe repair business in Nashua for 34 years until his retirement four years ago died at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, Sept. 9, at his home, his death was due to a sudden and acute heart attack.

High requiem mass was sung at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning at St. Michael's church, with the Rev. Father Louis Flynn as celebrant of the mass, Mrs. Smith Gogg was the organist.

The flowers were carred for by Mrs. Havey Eckenrod and Mike Juhl.

Casketbearers were Mike Juhl, Bernard Frasch, Hollis Strike, Vance Vanck, Werner Kohe and Merrick Merfeld.

Burial was in St. Michael Cemetery.

Amoung those attending the last rites were Mr. and Mrs. John Felton, Mrs. Fred Gravenish, Mrs. John L. Felten, Mrs. Margare Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. George Schmidt all of Austin, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Nick Fisch and four daughters of Algona, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharp of Waterloo.

The Rosary was recited at the Chenoweth Funeral home at 1 o'clock Friday evening.

John Haag was born Nov. 22, 1879, in Luxemburg, coming to the United States at the age of 20 years.

He lived in Grandville, Iowa and farmed in South Dakota before engaging as shoe repairman in Austin, Minn.

On May 14, 1916, he was married to Elizabeth Felton. The couple moved to Nashua, which has been their home for the past 38 years. Mr. Haag operated a shoe repair business for many years in the Jim Howard building, and afterwards bought a shop in the south part of town.

He is survived by Mrs. Haag, and by five children and 16 grandchildren. The children are Mrs. Niels. L. Hvitved, Mrs. Don Jensen and Mrs. Paul Hanneman, all of Nashua, and Mrs. Bernard Monroe and Mrs. Sig Thorsen, both of Charles City.

The Nashua Reporter, Nashua, Iowa
September 16, 1954