HAAN, Mrs. Elsie E. Lease
SHORT GAP, W.Va. - Elsie E. Haan, 88, residing with her son, Douglas, in Short Gap at the time of her death, formerly of Triple Lakes, Md., died Sunday, Oct. l l , 1992 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born Dec. 12, 1903 in Rawlings, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Lease and Margaret (McKenzie) Lease. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Haan, and by two sons, W. Randolph Haan and Kenneth D. Haan. Mrs. Haan was a sitter for the elderly and a member of the Cresaptown United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Tri-State Chapter of Gold Star Mothers, the American Legion Auxiliary, Fort Cumberland Unit 13, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Fort Washington 2, and a member of Friends Aware. Survivors include one son, Douglas M. Haan, Short Gap; two daughters, Shirley E. Beechie, La Vale, Md., and Barbara A. Phiffner, Frederick, Md.; one foster daughter, Barbara Jean (Lease) Clark, Short Gap; one brother, Kenneth Lease, Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren, Sharon C. Crawford, Debbie C. Haan and Anthony D. Haan, all of Short Gap, Michelle Ivy, Dallas, Texas, and Danielle Carpenter, El Cajon, Calif.; four great-grandchildren, Christian E. Crawford, Anthony D. Haan, Jr., Theodore L. Carpenter and Elizabeth M. Carpenter. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, Md., Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Ser vices will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Cresaptown United Methodist Church by the Rev. Harold R. McClay, Jr. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, the Tri-State Chapter of Gold Star Mothers will hold a memorial service. The American Legion Auxiliary will conduct a service at 8 p.m.