Richard “Dick” Haas passed away March 19, 2025 in Rochester, MN. He was born on Sept 10, 1945 in Bear Creek Township, Sauk County, Wisconsin. He was the youngest of 10 children born to Lute Haas and Esther Ruhland Haas.
Dick graduated from River Valley High School in Spring Green, WI in 1963. He earned a B.S. of Zoology from UW-Madison in 1968. Dick served in the U.S. Air Force from 1968-1970. Dick worked his entire career as a lab tech specializing in parasitology at Mayo Clinic Rochester.
Dick loved golf and traveled throughout the USA to play golf. He enjoyed astronomy and bird watching. He was a collector of books and movies. Dick was known to play a mean game of euchre at the annual Haas reunion. In his younger years he was a great marksman and enjoyed shooting sports.
He is survived by his brother Ralph (Maxine) Haas in Spring Green, WI and his sister-in-law, Gerry Haas in Cedar Rapids, IA along with many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at a later date.
The family would like to thank Madonna Meadows assisted living, Madonna Towers skilled nursing and Mayo hospice for caring for Dick in his final years.
