Mr. Eldor Haake of Hoyleton, IL, departed this life
at the Washington County Hospital in Nashville, IL on
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:20 AM. He had
attained the age of 93 years, 3 months and 19 days.
Mr. Haake was born on October 1, 1916 at
Covington, IL, the son of Christ and Mary (Pohlman)
Haake. He was united in marriage to Laura Kasten on
December 16, 1939 at St. Louis, MO and she survives
his passing.
Eldor was the owner and operator of Haake’s
Trucking Livestock/Fertilizer and the Haake Brothers
Elevator in Huegley, IL. He then worked at the
Centralia Container until his retirement. While in
his retirement he worked at the Trinity Lutheran
School in Hoyleton as the custodian for 13 years,
until he was age 80. Eldor was a member of the Lions
Club in Hoyleton, the Trinity Lutheran School Board,
a council member of the Hoyleton Village Board and he
was a lifelong member of the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Hoyleton.
Left to mourn his passing is his wife Laura Haake
of Hoyleton, 4 children, El Dean Haake and his wife
Susan, Larry Haake and his wife Sarah all of
Carbondale, IL, Roy Haake and his wife Marsha of
Hoyleton, and Judy Harnetiaux and her husband Gary of
Lake Ozark, MO; a son-in-law, Gerald Gutzler; 11
grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, other relation and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a
daughter, Betty Gutzler; a granddaughter, Jennifer
Laura Gutzler; 5 brothers, Wilbert, Arthur, Walter,
Harold & Paul Haake; and 2 sisters, Ella Kahre and
Irene James.
