DeHaai, Jay Kelly - 1949-2019

BAUER, DEHAAI, MUSGROVE, PORTER, VAN WAARDHUIZEN

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:35

Jay Kelly DeHaai, 69, of Monroe, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Dyer Hudson Hall, Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. with a celebration of Jay’s life immediately following. A light meal and refreshments will be served. Please dress casually and wear your race shirts in Jay’s honor if you choose. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa or the Monroe Fire and Rescue. Condolences may be left for the family at coburnfuneralhomes.com.
The son of Kermit and Elfrieda (Musgrove) DeHaai, Jay was born Nov. 9, 1949, in Oskaloosa. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1967. On Aug. 9, 2006, he was united in marriage to Brenda Porter. This being quite the small town chitchat since Jay had been single for 31 years and their courtship was only 32 days. Jay was the shop manager at Kermco-DeHaai, Inc., one of his many duties. His many hobbies included fishing, Nascar and Sprint Car racing, never missing a Knoxville Nationals since it’s onset in 1960, collecting racing memorabilia, vintage car restoration including his 1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery, his Budweiser and hanging out with his many friends. There was nothing Jay could not fix or fabricate. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Brenda; son, Alan (Vicki) DeHaai; son, Jayson (Kristi) DeHaai; daughter, Janine (Jeff) Bauer; seven grandchildren, Zachary, Dalton, Matthew, Jessica, Ashley, Cohen and Norah; his mother, Elfrieda DeHaai; and a sister, Jennie (Arvin) Van Waardhuizen. Preceding Jay in death was his father, Kermit DeHaai.
Source: Newton Daily News; January 28, 2018