Haan, Colina L. (1916-2008)

HAAN, MIKESH, PANHOFF, JONES, PALS, ROLEY, DWYER, SPEER, ZASPEL

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 4/3/2013 at 13:30:50

Colina L. Haan
September 11, 1916 - March 7, 2008

GARNER – Colina L. Haan, 91, of Garner, died on Friday, March 7, 2008, at the Belmond Health Care Center.

Colina Lauretta Haan, the daughter of Charles and Kathlyn (Panhoff) Mikesh, was born on September 11, 1916, on the Mikesh farm on the edge of Hickory Grove near Belmond. She attended Liberty No. 6 country school and graduated from Garner High School. Subsequently, she taught in the rural schools of Ellington Township in Hancock County for several years.

In 1936, she met Robert Haan, the man of her dreams, whom she married on February 8, 1937, at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City. They farmed near Crystal Lake, Forest City, and Garner. In 1949, they moved to Miller where they raised their family. Colina worked at Concord Care Center in Garner and later at Winnebago Industries in Forest City, retiring at the age of sixty-five.

Colina lived her life never speaking a bad word about anybody. A very good cook, she loved to prepare large meals for her family and friends. An avid gardener with a green thumb, she also raised most of the food for the meals she prepared. She loved to can tomatoes and many other garden vegetables. Bob and Colina enjoyed spending many summers at their cabin in Minnesota.

She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and the Rosary Society.

Colina is survived by her children, Richard (Gloria) Haan, of Kimberling City, Missouri, Ralph (Rita) Haan, of Eden Valley, Minnesota, Dennis (Irene) Haan, of Waldron, Arkansas, and Delores (Greg) Jones, of Mason City; eleven grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; a brother, Charles (Wanda) Mikesh, of Belmond; her sisters, Gladys (Pete) Pals, of Belmond, Connie Roley, of Annandale, Minnesota, and Ruby Dwyer, of Harper’s Ferry; and a sister-in-law, Emily Mikesh, of Belmond.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, in 2002; her daughter, Roberta Speer; an infant son, Timothy; a sister, Grace Zaspel; and a brother, George Mikesh.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, March 10, 2008, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Dellaert officiating. Burial will be in St. James Catholic Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, March 9, 2008, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with a recitation of the rosary by the Rosary Society at 4:00 P.M. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

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