Robert L. Haase

On October 16, 2022, Bob began his final journey home and entered into eternal rest with our Lord, surrounded by his loving family of which he was so proud. He was born on August 4, 1937 to Don and Leone Haase in Toledo, Ohio. As a teenager you would have found Bob working in his parents' ice cream parlor, the Sugar Bowl, in Point Place, flipping burgers and making ice cream desserts. As a husband and father, he was our go to guy when summer cookouts occurred. Bob graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1955 and joined the U.S. Army Reserve Forces in 1956. During basic training at Ft. Chaffee, AR, Bob distinguished himself by being named "Trainee of the Month" out of 2,000 boot camp trainees. After further training at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, he returned to Toledo as a Reservist. He was honorably discharged in 1964. He married his high school sweetheart, Marcia, in 1957, and they shared 65 years of love and commitment to one another. Together they raised five children, Robert, Jr., Douglas, Laurie, David and Brian. Our family discovered the "ham" in him when he played Brad in Everybody Loves Opal while living in Streator, IL. He enjoyed all types of music, but was a huge fan of the Andre Rieu orchestra so much so that the two of us drove to Orlando, FL, to see the orchestra perform live. Bob had a wide variety of interests including boating, piloting a Cessna 172, photography, creating family videos, computer technology and golf. He took great pride in his yard, especially his rose garden. In 1957, Bob began a 35 year career with Owens-Illinois. Being an avid reader, with a very curious mind, he read manuals to educate himself about the construction of glass bottle machines. Mastering this process lead him to installing machines in brand new O-I plants in Brockport, NY and North Bergen, NJ. His talents lead him to managing the mold and machine repair departments in Brockport, NY and Streator, IL. Over time he began selling glass bottle machines and parts internationally, and travelled extensively throughout Europe, China, India, the Emirates, and Australia. His theme song was "I Did It My Way". Some knew him as a loyal and trusted friend, but our family knew him as a dedicated loving husband, dad, grandpa and "gpa". We will miss him. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Marcia (Koehn) Haase; his children, Robert, Jr. (Brenda), Douglas (Beth), Laurie Mills (RW), David (Connie), and Brian; 15 grandchildren and three great-granddaughters. He is also survived by his sister, Judy Manders, and many nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his father, mother and grandson, Noah Mills. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 25th, in the narthex of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, located at 5856 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, Ohio; the Mass of Christian Burial will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be private. The family will always be grateful for the kindness, compassion and grace shown to Bob by the staff at Ohio Living Swan Creek, the Ohio Living Palliative Care team, and the Ohio Living Hospice team during his illness. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Bob's memory to Noah's House at the Anne Grady Foundation, 1525 Eber Rd., Holland, OH 43528 or Ohio Living Swan Creek Life Care Fund, 5916 Cresthaven Lane, Toledo OH 43614, or to a charity of donor's choice. Please view and sign our online "guest registry" at CoyleFuneralHome.com

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Robert L. Haase

August 4, 1937 - October 16, 2022