Jerry Haas

Jerry Ray Haas was born on November 25, 1964, at 12:55 a.m. in Ainsworth,
Nebraska, to Kenneth and Marilyn (Wahl) Haas of Valentine. He was delivered by
Dr. Floyd Shiffmiller and baptized by Rev. Warren G. Spellman on April 11, 1965,
at the Valentine Methodist Church.

Jerry spent his early years in Ainsworth and Valentine before the family settled in Snyder, Nebraska, where he attended school. During high school, he worked at
The Medicine Chest in Fremont as the tool department manager. He later lived in
Atkinson, where he worked as a mechanic and earned his GED. His career took
him to Mead, where he worked for a garage door company out of Omaha, and
eventually to Fremont, where he joined a water systems company. There, he met
Deb De'Melle, and the two were married in 1988 at the Fremont Methodist Church but later divorced. Together they welcomed two children, Garrett and Elizabeth.

Jerry enjoyed building tractors for the tractor pulls, modifying and building cars, he once lifted a Camaro for off roading. He loved to spend time with his kids and grandkids, going to Monster Jam, concerts and doing Sunday funday with the family. Jerry loved riding his motorcycle so much he even attached a kennel to his bike so his dog Roxie could go for rides with him. Jerry could fix or build anything and everything earning the title “Jerry-Rig it”.

Jerry later moved to Lincoln, where he worked for Salvage Warehouse until his
passing on October 10, 2025 at the age of 60, after a short battle with cancer.

He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth; grandparents Lloyd and Othella
Haas, Harvey and Olive Wahl; and ex-wife Deb (De'Melle) Haas-Niebur.

Survivors include his mother Marilyn; son Garrett (children Jaxson & Emma); daughter Elizabeth (daughter Lelia); brother Bryan (Lisa) and their children Bryan II, Lindsay, Sarah (Tony), Joshua, Caleb & Danielle and many great nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends.

Visitation: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 9–11 a.m. Service: 11 a.m. at Lincoln
Family Funeral Care, 5849 Fremont St., Lincoln, NE. Officiant: Daniel Wing.
Luncheon to follow in Davey, NE. Private burial at Snyder Cemetery pending
cremation.