Kermit Haas obituary
Posted: 10/31/2017 - by Charlie Narmi
The St. Albert family mourns the loss of Kermit Haas who passed on Sunday. Kermit and his wife, Helen, had 11 children with graduates from St. Albert ranging from the 1960's to 1983. Kermit was very active at St. Patrick's Church and the Knights of Columbus and was a strong supporter of St. Albert Schools. Please say a special prayer today for the repose of Kermit's soul and please keep his entire family in your prayers this week.
Eternal rest grant unto Kermit o' Lord: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
May Kermit rest in peace. Amen
May Kermit's soul and the souls of all the faithfully departed through the mercy of God our Father rest in peace. Amen
Kermit L. Haas, age 98, passed away October 29, 2017, at the Josie Harper Hospice House.
Kermit was born April 28, 1919, in Withee, Wis., to Thomas and Alice Haas. He attended Stout Teachers College and served his country in the US Navy in the South Pacific from 1942-45. Kermit moved to Council Bluffs in 1947, and was united in marriage to Helen G. O’Connell on June 4, 1949, in St. Francis Xavier Church. To this union 11 children were born. Kermit taught at Thomas Jefferson High School for 2.5 years and worked the next 29 at the Omaha World Herald. He retired as the Composing Room Supervisor. An active member of St. Patrick’s Church, their church choir and funeral choir, Knights of Columbus and the American Legion.
He is preceded in death by his parents, infant son, John; wife, Helen in 2006; and brother, Lloyd.
Survivors include his ten children, Christine (Jack) Daley, Carol (Jim) Weddle, Anne Haas, all of Council Bluffs, Mary Haas, of Omaha, Neb., Margaret (Victor) Hurtado, of Arlington, Va., Patricia (John) Jurgensen, of Papillion, Neb., Jeanne (Scott) Brown, of Fairway, Kan., Thomas (Sabra Ann) Haas, of Warrington, Pa., James (Kelly) Haas, of Santa Fe, N.M., Charles Haas, of St. Louis, Mo.; 23 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren; brothers, Thomas Haas, of Janesville, Wis., Gerald Haas, of Bloomington, Minn., Charles Haas, of La Crosse, Wis.; many nieces, nephews.
Rosary Recitation Wednesday, 6 p.m., followed by visitation until 8 p.m., at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, 10 a.m., at Corpus Christi-Queen of Apostles Church. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery with Military Rites by the American Legion Post 2. Luncheon will follow back at church. Memorials to St. Albert Schools, St. Patrick’s Church Building Fund and Josie Harper Hospice House.
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