HAAS, Forest Glenn
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Tue 27 Dec 1983 p 12
Attica – Forest G. Haas, 85 of 105 Edgewood Dr, Attica, died at 3:40 a.m. Saturday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Danville, Ill. He had been in ill health the past three weeks. Born in Newtown (note: Aug 20, 1898) he lived in Lafayette several years and at Route 4, Attica ten years, moving into Attica in September. He was first married in Covington to Rebecca Zink and she died in 1933. He later married Lena Fay King who died in 1955. His third marriage was in 1960 to Emma Marie Dill who survives. Mr. Haas was an inspector for Pennsylvania Railroad for 31 years. He was a member of Riverview United Methodist Church, Independence. Surviving with the widow are a daughter, Maxine Craig of Ajo, Ariz; two stepsons, Ancil Dill of Attica and Lawrence Dill of Rensselaer; one step daughter, Mrs. Esther Moore of Williamsport and two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Kendall of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Ruth Blacketer at Dayton, Ohio.-kz
Source: Fountain County Star Thursday, Dec. 29, 1983
Forest Glen Haas, 85, Attica, died at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, December 24, in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Illinois.
Born August 20, 1898 in Newtown, he was the son of Charles and Sadie Shinnaman Haas. He first married Rebecca Zick, who died in 1933. He later married Lena Fay King, who died in 1955. On September 5, 1960 he married Emma Marie Dill, who survives.
He worked 31 years as a railroad inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad and was a member of Riverview United Methodist Church in Independence.
Other survivors include a daughter, Maxine Craig of Ajo, Arizona; two stepsons, Ancil Dill of Attica and Lawrence Dill of Rensselaer; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Esther Moore of Williamsport; two sisters, Beulah Kendall of Crawfordsville and Ruth Blacketer of Dayton, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Services were conducted Tuesday, December 27, at Fisher Funeral Home in Williamsport with Rev. Jack Thompson officiating. Burial was at Rosedale Cemetery in Rosedale – thanks to s