Annette L. (Anderson) Haas

Brunswick - Annette “Annie” Louise Haas, 80 of Brunswick, Maine passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday morning September 2, 2024 at Mid Coast Hospital. Annie was born September 4, 1943 in Worthington, Minnesota to Elizabeth & Lowell “Ole” Anderson. Annie & her two sisters were raised in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Annie graduated from Iowa Falls High School, class of ’61. She went on to attend college in Cedar Falls, IA at State College of Iowa, class of ’65, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Education. With her graduation from college, she also gained the freedom to pursue her adventurous curiosities. Annie loved to travel while experiencing the world’s different cultures, as anyone who knew her can attest. Annie’s love of teaching, travel & family brought her from Iowa to Maine, to Colorado, to Okinawa, to Germany, to Virginia and then eventually back to Maine. While in Manheim, Germany she met her life-long love, Joseph Haas. They married in a storybook wedding at the Heidelberg Castle.

Annie & Joe started a family shortly afterward. They lived the military lifestyle & eventually settled to raise their three children in Brunswick, Maine. Annie had many interests, most notably her love of family, friends, animals, sports, music, theatre and volunteering in the community. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by her son Marc (Sarah), daughter Kirsten (Judy). Grandchildren: William, Christina, Isabella and Sebastian. Siblings: Patty (Jim) Hoag of Oregon & Becky (Bill) Rakers of Iowa, along with the many cousins, nieces and nephews sprinkled around the world. She is preceded in death by her beloved son David, her husband Joe and her parents.

A service for Annie will be held on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm in the chapel at the Maine Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta, ME 04330. The family will host a lunch following the service, if any additional information is needed please contact her son, 207-523-9403.

In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made to the Brunswick Area Student Aid Fund (BASAF), which has a Scholarship in honor of her son David Haas. Checks should be made out to “BASAF” with Haas on the memo line. Please mail donations to BASAF, P.O. Box 867, Brunswick, Maine 04011. You may also go to the website: https://studentaidfund.org/contributors/ways-to-contribute/

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