Lorraine Haas

Lorraine Ellen Haas, age 90, of Elizabeth, Illinois died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015 at the church. A second visitation will also be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service on Saturday, at the church.
Lorraine was born July 20, 1925, the daughter of Phillip and Lorena May (Simmons) Townsend in Freeport, Illinois. She attended Hononegah High School and graduated with the Class of 1944. Lorraine married John Haas on February 8, 1948 in Elizabeth, Illinois. They celebrated 60 years together until John’s death in 2008.
Lorraine taught Elementary and Middle School, grades 1-8 at Roberts School in Woodbine, Illinois. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elizabeth where she participated in the church choir, taught Saturday and Sunday school, and was a member of the Ladies Guild. She enjoyed beauty products, entertaining at her home, gardening, cooking, baking and spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. She loved to watch her grandchildren play sports, and had a special fondness for beagles and cats.
Lorraine will be dearly missed by her two daughters, Nancy Haas of Stockton, Illinois, and Cindy (Gene) Eichmeier of Freeport; three sons, Lloyd (Lisa) Haas of Elizabeth, Greg (Jeneile) Haas of Elizabeth, and James (Ann) Haas of Byron, Illinois; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one sister, Jean Townsend of Overguard, Arizona; and a sister-in-law, Sandra (Vic) Pemberton of Shelton, Washington. Lorraine is preceded in death by her husband, John, and three brothers, Dale, Melvin, and Duane Townsend.