In Loving Memory
Joan Marie Nelson-Haas
May 6, 1936 - August 12, 2019

VISITATION
Friday, August 16, 2019
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Ruthven, Iowa

SERVICE
Saturday, August 17, 2019
10:00 A.M.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Spencer, Iowa

INURNMENT
Crown Hill Cemetery
Ruthven, Iowa

Joan Marie Nelson-Haas, daughter of William H. and Florence M. (Mills) Fieseler, was born May 6, 1936 in Ruthven, Iowa. She received her education in Ruthven, graduating from Ruthven High School in 1954. Following high school Marie continued her education and became a cosmetologist in 1959. She moved to Denver, Colorado and began her career as a beautician.

On June 24, 1962, Marie was united in marriage to Edwin "Bill" Nelson, Jr. in Denver, Colorado. Marie and Bill were faithful members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Colorado as well as Spencer. They enjoyed helping with the Pathfinder Clubs, directing and leading young people to Christ, through many facets and training facilities.

Marie and Bill moved to Ruthven where Marie was active in the American Legion Auxiliary, Post #33. Marie and Bill spent several winters in Mesa, Arizona. They enjoyed doing lapidary work making stone faced clocks and going on rock collecting outings.

After Bill's death Marie married Harry Haas on January 3, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona. They resided in Denver and enjoyed wintering in Arizona.

Marie passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at her home in Spencer, Iowa, at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Edwin "Bill" Nelson; sisters, Phyliss and Irene; and brothers, Robert, Donald, Marion, and Edward.

She is survived by her husband, Harry Haas of Denver, Colorado; brother, Wilmer H. Fieseler of Chatfield, Minnesota; sister, Ruth Gray of Tilden, Nebraska; eighteen nieces and nephews; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home