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April 9, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne.
Charles W. Haas, age 90 of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne passed Monday, April 9, 2018.
Born November 14, 1927 in Jersey City, NJ to Charles J. Haas and Bertha (nee Stark) Haas, Charles Witte Haas grew up in Nutley, NJ and Cocoa Beach, Florida. He attended Nutley High School and joined the Navy in June 1946. He served in the Pacific at the end of WWII on the Battleship USS Wisconsin. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal and was honorably discharged as a Radioman 3rd Class.
He was graduated from the University of Florida in 1951 with a BS in Business Administration. Charles married fellow Nutley High graduate, Ruth, who he met at a church youth group function, and they moved to Packanack Lake in early 1953. He worked as a sales representative for United States Steel Corporation from 1952 thru 1977.
Charles was active in the Packanack Community Association for over 50 years serving on its Board of Governors, Board of Directors, and as Club Manager from July 1978 until he retired in July 1995. He was active in the Boy Scouts and served as Superintendent of the Sunday School at the Packanack Community Church. He spearheaded the West Point Glee Club concert in Wayne in May 1997 and he served on the Wayne Historical Commission for many years, most recently as its Treasurer. He was also a founding member of the Packanack Golf Club where he recently celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends.
He is survived by his three children and their spouses, Bruce & Karen Haas, Nancy & Paul Abbott, and Beth & Tom Albright, and seven grandchildren, Eric Albright, Kevin Albright, Audrey Abbott, Natalie Abbott, Kirstin Haas, Charles Haas, Robert Haas, and great grandson, Axl Albright.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne.
April 9, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne.
Charles W. Haas, age 90 of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne passed Monday, April 9, 2018.
Born November 14, 1927 in Jersey City, NJ to Charles J. Haas and Bertha (nee Stark) Haas, Charles Witte Haas grew up in Nutley, NJ and Cocoa Beach, Florida. He attended Nutley High School and joined the Navy in June 1946. He served in the Pacific at the end of WWII on the Battleship USS Wisconsin. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal and was honorably discharged as a Radioman 3rd Class.
He was graduated from the University of Florida in 1951 with a BS in Business Administration. Charles married fellow Nutley High graduate, Ruth, who he met at a church youth group function, and they moved to Packanack Lake in early 1953. He worked as a sales representative for United States Steel Corporation from 1952 thru 1977.
Charles was active in the Packanack Community Association for over 50 years serving on its Board of Governors, Board of Directors, and as Club Manager from July 1978 until he retired in July 1995. He was active in the Boy Scouts and served as Superintendent of the Sunday School at the Packanack Community Church. He spearheaded the West Point Glee Club concert in Wayne in May 1997 and he served on the Wayne Historical Commission for many years, most recently as its Treasurer. He was also a founding member of the Packanack Golf Club where he recently celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends.
He is survived by his three children and their spouses, Bruce & Karen Haas, Nancy & Paul Abbott, and Beth & Tom Albright, and seven grandchildren, Eric Albright, Kevin Albright, Audrey Abbott, Natalie Abbott, Kirstin Haas, Charles Haas, Robert Haas, and great grandson, Axl Albright.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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