Gertrude R. Haas, 88, of Beloit , formerly of Delphos, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit . She was born on December 18, 1922 in Delphos to William H. and Nellie B. (Salley) Schrandt. She attended grade school and high school in Delphos, graduating from Delphos High School in 1942. She married Clinton Lewis Haas on September 29, 1949 at St. Paul 's Catholic Church in Delphos. She was a homemaker, a nurses aide at the Delphos Rest Home and was a telephone operator before there were dial telephones. She was a member of St. Paul 's Catholic Church in Delphos.

Gertrude is survived by her 2 sons, Leonard Haas of Delphos, Larry Haas and wife Betty of Augusta ; 3 granddaughters, Marissa and Marinda Haas of Delphos, Sarah Brown and husband Ricky of Andover; 2 grandsons, Clinton and Christopher Haas of Augusta ; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; 2 brothers, Bernard and William Schrandt; and 5 sisters, Helen Paul, Marie Lewis, Catherine Santner, Dorothy Marcotte, and Josephine Fulton.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, May 23, 2011 in the St. Paul 's Catholic Church in Delphos with Rev. Joseph Kieffer officiating. Interment will be in the St. Paul 's Catholic Cemetery in Delphos. Visitation will be held from 1 – 9 PM Sunday, May 22, 2011 with a vigil service being held at 6:30 PM at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home in Concordia. Memorials may be left to the American Diabetes Association with the funeral home in charge. Condolences may be left at www.chaputbuoy.com . Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home in Concordia in charge of arrangements.