Leona Delphine Haase
1919 - 2024
Leona Delphine Haase, 104, passed away on January 28, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas.
She was born on November 25, 1919, in Zurich, Kansas, the daughter of Jeremiah and Rosalie (Ducharme) Forgue. She graduated from Palco High School in 1936. In her younger years, she was given the nickname “Finn,” which remained with her throughout life, as nieces and nephews lovingly referred to her as “Aunt Finn."
As a young woman, Leona worked in the drapery department at JC Penney and as a grocery store cashier. She first met Bill Haase when he visited the grocery store with his mother. On August 10, 1946, Leona and Bill united in marriage. The couple lived in Plainville, Kanas, for most of their married life until moving to Great Bend in 2006. They celebrated 62 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on February 13, 2009. Many of those years were spent enjoying golfing and traveling together.
While a member of the Sacred Heart Parish in Plainville, Leona volunteered frequently for church and school functions, and her baked goods were always requested. Leona was a charter member of Our Lady of Olives Circle #873 of the Daughters of Isabella and served as the charter secretary. After moving to Great Bend, she became a Prince of Peace Parish member.
Survivors include three daughters, Renee Johnson of Great Bend, Suzanne Hachmeister and husband Marv of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Colette Langley and husband Doug of Mesa, Arizona; one grandson, Ash Hachmeister and wife KyLee of Phoenix, Arizona; two great-grandsons, Hudson and Ryder Hachmeister; and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; four brothers, Leon, Medas “Cricket” Armond, and Leonard Forgue; three sisters, Velma Gilbert, Lorena Kern, and Beatrice Bedore; and a son-in-law, Ed Johnson.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, February 1, 2024, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend, Kansas, with Father Aneesh Parappanattu presiding. Interment will occur at 2:30 p.m. at Plainville Cemetery, Plainville, Kansas, with Father Leo Blasi presiding.
Memorials have been designated to Holy Family School Endowment Fund or Sacred Heart Catholic School in Plainville, Kansas, in the care of Bryant Funeral Home.
