i found his obituary - we bought the house from her parents it used to belong to her grandmother was built in 1760 was a log cabin and the logs still remain in the walls
Thomas W. Haas
Thomas W. Haas, 88, of Willow Street, PA, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at ManorCare of Lancaster. He was born in Lititz, son of the late Thomas and Dolly (Bleacher) Haas. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth J. (McAvoy) Haas who died in 1963 and Lillian (Messer) Haas who died January 3, 2011. Tom was a retired truck driver for Kunzler & Co., Lancaster, where he had worked for 40 years, a member of the Conestoga United Methodist Church, Millersville VFW, Teamsters Local 771, a former Boy Scout leader for Willow Street Troop #58, and enjoyed fishing. He had honorably served his country in the US Army during World War II as a truck driver.
He is survived by his son, Thomas C. married to Christine Haas of Summit, NJ; his stepsons, Charles D. married to Earla Ament, Earl R. married to Belinda Ament; and a stepdaughter, Rose C. married to Ronald Barley,(my Wife's parents) all of Lancaster, and will be sadly missed by his 4 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his three sisters, Mary Herr, Charlotte Keesey, and Miriam Reed