NORTH WEBSTER – Colleen Haines, 85, Leesburg, passed away July 21, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born March 19, 1930, in Huntington, to Gerald and Mildred Beaver Diffendorfer. On June 10, 1956, she married Stacy Haines, who preceded her in death in 2010. She was a 1947 graduate of Huntington High School. She worked for Prudential Insurance for 11 years in the Huntington office. She was a homemaker and a president of the Anthony-Wayne Elementary PTA, Fort Wayne. She and Stacy opened Stacy’s Restaurant in Leesburg in 1972, which is in its 43rd year of operation. She was a longtime member of the North Webster United Methodist church, Fort Wayne. She was a member of the DAR. She loved spending time with family and friends and meeting new friends at Stacy’s. Surviving are two sons, Todd (and spouse Joyce) Haines, Fort Wayne, and Tyler Haines, Leesburg; five grandchildren: Reed Haines, Houston, Texas; Kathleen Haines, Fort Wayne; Hunter and Madison Haines, both of Leesburg; and Ashley Haines-Spangle, Silver Lake; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Carolyn Yoder, Huntington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the North Webster United Methodist Church, with Pastor Byron Kaiser officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse, and for one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church. Condolences may be sent via eastlundfuneralhome.com
