SYRACUSE – Ray A. Haab, 83, of Milford, passed away peacefully at 2:35 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at his home.
He was born on March 12, 1937, in Milford, to Elmer and Rose Beer Haab.
He was a lifetime Milford area resident, graduated in 1955 from Milford High School and was a United States Army veteran, where he was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. He was married on Nov. 18, 1962, in Latty, Ohio, to Paula M. Sinn, who survives.
He was a farmer, worked for 20 years at Milford Farm Bureau Co-Op and was a bus driver for Wawasee Community School Corporation for 17 years. He was an active member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Milford, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and trustee.
He is survived by his wife, Paula Haab, of Milford; daughter, Jill (Brian) Brannock, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; son, Jon (Amy) Haab, of Milford; nine grandchildren: Kayla (Lucas) Grohn; Chelsea Brannock; Trevor (Mikeisha) Brannock; Tyler Haab; Breann Haab; Sean Gormaly; Maggie Gormaly; Ryan Gormaly; and Molly Gormaly; great-granddaughter, Emerson Grohn; four sisters: Phyllis (Bob) Weuthrich, of Francisville, Ind.; Ann Sinn, of Haviland, Ohio; Irma Stoller, of Paulding, Ohio; and Nettie Haab, of Lafayette; and three brothers: Paul (Kathy) Haab, of Quincey, Ill.; Steve (March) Haab, of Syracuse; and Don (Martha) Haab, of Syracuse.
Ray was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Dorothy Steffen; and three brothers-in-law, Millard Stoller, Ray Sinn and Walter Steffen.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14 at Apostolic Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 201 N. Higbee St., Milford. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15 in the church, with Pastor Randy Beer officiating. Burial will follow in the Milford Cemetery. Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to Milford Food Bank or the donor’s choice.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Ray Haab, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
