Haar, Leona

Leona E. Haar, 84, of Breese, Ill., died Thursday, September 1, 2005, at Caring First Nursing Home in Breese. She was born on November 12, 1920 in Breese, Ill. daughter of Bernard J. and Anna E. (Hilmes) Deiters. She married Joseph G. Haar on October 2, 1946 at St. Augustine Church in Breese and he preceded her in death on June 6, 1981. Mrs. Haar is survived by a son, Tom Haar and wife Janelle of Bettendorf, Iowa; four brothers, Ferd Deiters and wife Rita of Breese, Albin “Witty” Deiters and wife Norma of Trenton, Robert “Butch” Deiters and wife Anna of Breese, and Ralph “Mokey” Deiters and wife Kathy of Breese; five grandchildren, James, Jennifer, Keri, Karen and Ryan Haar; and a daughter-in-law, Rose Almovdor of Breese. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Roger Haar. Mrs. Haar was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Parish and Altar Sodality, Clinton County Farm Bureau and Breese Senior Citizens. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 5, 2005 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Rev. Chuck Tuttle officiating. Interment will follow at St. Dominic/St. Augustine Cemetery in Breese. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2005 and from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Monday September 5, 2005 at Hempen Funeral Home in Breese. Memorials may be made to St. Augustine Parish and will be received at the funeral home.