Obituary of Burton Hass

Burton Walter Hass of Limon, CO passed away on December 25, 2008 in Hugo, CO. Burton was born in Wisner, NE on January 30, 1931 to Erna and Walter Hass. He came to Colorado with his parents and younger brother, Dallas, in 1941 and lived on a farm/ranch south of Limon for the rest of his life. On September 14, l952 he married Nadine Hendrix in a ceremony in Limon and celebrated their 56th anniversary this past September. They became parents to a daughter, Bonnie, and a son, Bruce. Burton loved to farm and watch the crops come up and grow. Being on the tractor, from plowing, planting and feeding cattle, he felt like he was productive in the later years. He also enjoyed wood working and welding animals out of old machinery parts. Burton was a member of the Central Bible Church. He was also an active member of the Lincoln County Farm Bureau until just recently. For 14 years he served on the Board of Directors and could be found at the county fair each August flipping burgers and making sure the ice machine worked. Burton was especially proud of his five grandchildren; Daniel, Douglas, Andrea, Zachary and Anthony. He was support in their achievements and successes. Burton is survived by his wife, Nadine, of Limon, CO, daughter Bonnie and husband, Roger Watson, of Thornton, CO, son Bruce and wife, Kara, of Limon, CO, the five grandchildren, and brother Dallas and family, of Broomfield, CO. Funeral service will be held Monday, December 29, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the Love Funeral Home in Limon with Pastor Jerry Allen, officiating. Burial will follow in the Pershing Memorial Cemetery in Limon, CO. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service. Memorials are suggested to the Limon Heritage Museum P.O. Box 341 Limon, CO 80828 or the Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund 1114 Main Ave Limon, CO 80828. We little knew that morning that GOD was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly; in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you; you did not go alone, for part of us went with you, the day GOD called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as GOD calls us, one by one, the chain will link again.