Howard H. Haake, 78, of Princeton, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at The Waters of Princeton.

He was born January 26, 1940 in Ferrin, IL to Elmer Gustav and Margaret (Kleiboeker) Haake, both deceased.

He lived in Princeton since 2005, coming from Naples, Florida. Howard had worked at Condee Cooling in Marco Island, Florida as a heating and air technician and electrician. He served in the US Army National Guard. He enjoyed woodworking and general handyman work.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite of Princeton; children, Melissa Jandorf of Naples, Florida and Jeff Haake (Kelly) of Ft. Branch; 3 grandchildren, Zach Riedel, Jody Jones (Ryan) and Chase Haake; 1 great grandchild, Teagan Jones; and his brother, Dennis Haake (Pamela) of Hoffman, IL.

Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Colvin Funeral Home, 425 North Main St., Princeton, IN 47670, officiated by Pastor Jonathan Ryser. Visitation will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.