Harold Maas, 24 Sept 1923 – 07 Aug 2012

MAAS, FOLKMAN, HOPP, BEISKER, BILDSTEIN, RAUSCH, HAACK, VAN TOMME, STULTZ, JACOBSON, FREIE, BEARDSLEY, WESSLER, BUSLER, KRAMBEER, JUEL, DOUGLAS, PARIZEK, NOURSE, TENEYCK, PRALL, MARTIN, JONES, KLEINMEYER

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 9/25/2012 at 15:48:07

Funeral services for Harold Maas, 88, Blairstown, were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Grace Lutheran Church, Blairstown. He died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, surrounded by his family, at Colonial Manor of Amana following a short illness.

The Rev. David Rempfer officiated at the service.

Burial was in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Newhall.

Memorials may be made to Central Lutheran School, Newhall; Grace Lutheran Church, Blairstown, and in memory of his wife to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, was in charge of arrangements.

Harold Maas was born Sept. 24, 1923, in Conroy, the son of Albert and Wilemine (Folkman) Maas. He served in the Navy during World War II.

He married Regina Hopp Sept. 7, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Conroy. He worked as a farmer and custom corn sheller for many years.

The couple loved to play cards and travel to see their children and grandchildren. He enjoyed spending time with his family and watching the Chicago Cubs. He will be remembered as a hardworking and religious man who was a wonderful and committed husband, dad, grandpa, brother and friend.

Maas is survived by 11 children, Pam Beisker, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Dennis and Marcene Maas, Rochester, Minn.; Paulette Bildstein and Mary Beth Rausch, Parnell; Linda Haack and Greg Van Tomme, Brooklyn; Donald and Jeri Maas, Norway; Lynette and Jim Stultz, Ault, Colo.; Jan and Mike Stults, Eaton, Colo.; Julie and Bob Jacobson, Van Horne; Sheila and Jim Freie, Wilton; Suzette and Randy Beardsley, Port Orange, Fla., and Carol and Brian Wessler, Wake Forest, N.C.;
25 grandchildren, Bret and Carla Beisker, Orange Park, Fla.; Beth and Eric Busler, Orange, Calif.; Andrea and Adam Krambeer, Cedar Rapids; Aaron Maas, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Jayson and Sandra Bildstein, Mundelein, Ill.; Leah Bildstein, Springfield, Ill.; Laura and Brian Juel, Ankeny; Amy and Jared Douglas, Williamsburg; Amber Parizek, Blairstown; Ashley and Kyle Parizek, Belle Plaine; Luke and Beth Maas, Cedar Rapids; Clinton Maas and Erica Nourse, Breckenridge, Colo.; Josi Maas and Austin Teneyck, Cedar Rapids; Katie and Brady Prall and Tucker Stults, Ault; Colton and Alex, Morgan and Dalton Stults, Eaton; Adam and Courtney Martin, Van Horne; Arick and Amy Martin, Blairstown; Wesley Freie, Iowa City; Andrew Freie, Wilton; Coleman Beardsley, Port Orange; Garrett and Hannah Wessler, Wake Forest, N.C.;
23 great-grandchildren, Christian Beisker, Mason, Stone and Major Busler, Brynnley, Graidey and Landrey Krambeer, Gwendalyn, Jaxson and Cordelia Bildstein, Elijah, Owen and Lily Douglas, Landyn and Larkin Haack, Alivia Haack, Ava Parizek, Braxton Stults, Emma Martin, Elijah and Evan Martin, Levi Juel and Fletcher Maas, and three sisters, Lucille Jones, Marengo; Lillian Hopp, Williamsburg, and Vernie Kleinmeyer, Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his wife, on June 11, 2010; his parents; one grandson, Cody Stults, and an infant brother, Gilbert.

Iowa County Obituaries, The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 16 Aug 2012, pg 8
Published Aug. 10, 2012 in The Gazette