Anton Haas, Sr.

HAAS, PONSAR, WATENPAUGH, RUECHERT, HARTMAN, GALLIART, MIEHE, BENZER

Posted By: Ruth Gantenbein Jenkins (email)
Date: 11/18/2002 at 21:27:44

The funeral of Anton Haas, 71, who died at his
home here early Thursday morning, April 23, 1936,
will be held Sunday afternoon at the home at
1:30 o'clock, and at the St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Maynard at 2:30 o'clock, in charge of
the Rev. F. Lutz, pastor.
A quartet, Gerald Warnke,Dr. C.C. Hall, E. H.
Stewart, and Henry Warnke will sing while Mrs.
A. G.Schlegel will give a vocal selection in
German. Casketbearers will be six nephews:
Andrew Gantenbein, Fred Benzer, John F. Miehe,
Harold Miehe, John Sundermeyer, and Clarence
Galliart. Burial in Long Grove cemetery.
Mr. Haas was born July 31, 1855, at Grabenten.
Switzerland. When a year old, he came to America
with his parents. He received his education in the
Dubuque County Schools. On May 8, 1890, he was
married to Susanna Sundermeyer of Sherril's Mound,
and they began housekeeping near Dubuque. In 1895
they came to Fayette County and established a home
on a farm three and one half miles northeast of
Maynard where they lived until six years ago
when they retired and moved to the present home
here. About five years ago, he suffered a stroke,
and since then his health has gradually failed.
Surviving are his widow, five children: Mrs.
Nora Ponsar of Andrew; Mrs. Emma Watenpaugh, Mrs.
Anna Rueckert, and Anton, Jr. all of Maynard; and
Mrs Susanna Hartman of Dubuque; one sister, Mrs.
Lucia Galliart of Dubuque County; and 15 grand
children.
Two children died in infancy, while one sister,
Mrs. Ursula Gantenbein, died in August, 1935.