Joseph R. "Papa" Haar

1936 - 2017

Joseph Haar

Joseph R. "Papa" Haar, 81, of Breese and formerly of Belleville and Highland, born January 6, 1936 in Breese, died Sunday May 7, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville.

Joe retired from General Motors after 43 years. He also served with the United States Air Force Reserves. Member of St. Dominic Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 2869 and was on the chicken fry committee and chicken wing fry committee. He was a volunteer crossing guard for All Saints Academy, Certified baseball and softball umpire. An avid St. Louis Cardinal's baseball and Blues hockey fan. He was a follower of all Mater Dei High School sports, a golf marshal and enjoyed fishing and his "Snickers" candy bars.

He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Lucy, Rohr, Haar; a brother, Severin Haar; sisters, Cleo McKee and Irene Sowul; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Sharon Haar, Bernice Haar, Leon McKee, Sam Shalhoub, Chester Miller, Don Bircher, Connie Lape, Shirley and Felton Tschannen, and Tom Buchmiller.

Surviving are his wife, Louise Buchmiller, whom he married on January 30, 1960 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland; his children, Lori Grewe-Broeker of St. Louis, Mo. and Lisa Williams of New Baden, Ill.; six grandchildren, Mitchell, Caroline, Jacqueline Grewe, Taylor (Kate) Williams, Chandler (Cassandra) Williams, Dalton Williams; a great-grandson, Alaric Williams; a brother, Stanley Haar of Highland; sisters, Joan Shalhoub of Afton, Mo. and Ruth Ann (Bill) Kirby of Kirkwood, Mo.; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, June Miller of St. Charles, Mo., Carol (Leonard) Carrillon of Carlyle, Dennis (Lynn) Buchmiller of Chesterfield, Mo., Jane Bircher of Highland, Val (Theresa) Buchmiller, Joyce Buchmiller, and Sandra Buchmiller, all of Highland

Memorials can be made to St. Jude Research Hospital or Mater Dei and will be received at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to www.mossfuneralhome.com

Visitation: Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday May 9, 2017 and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday May 10, 2017 at the Moss Funeral Home in Breese, Ill. Breese Knights of Columbus members will hold services at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Services: Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday May 10, 2017 at 10 a.m. at St. Dominic Catholic Church, Breese. Fr. Patrick Peter and Deacon Linus Klostermann presiding. Interment St. Domini-St. Augustine Cemetery, Breese.

MOSS FUNERAL HOME, Breese, Ill.