Martin Haase

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Pastor Martin Haase, 91, of Mitchell, SD, was called to his home in heaven in the middle of the night as he passed peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell. A Celebration of His Life will be held Friday evening from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mitchell, SD. He will be buried Saturday morning at 9:00 am on December 10, in a ceremony at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Dimock, SD. A funeral service of Praise and Thanksgiving will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mitchell, SD. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Martin was born July 11, 1931 in Hosmer, SD, to Pastor Herman Haase and his wife, Minnie (Kirchdoerfer) Haase. On August 9, 1931, he was baptized in the Name of the Triune God at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hosmer, SD with his father as the residing Pastor. His baptism sponsors were Arthur Haerter and Carolina Sonnenfeld. Martin had three older siblings, brothers Herman Jr. and Herbert and a sister, Irene (Weybright).

After graduating from Leola High School in 1949, Martin earned a B.A. degree in English at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. He then entered Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA and earned his four-year Masters in Divinity Degree and became an ordained Lutheran minister in 1957.

On June 29, 1958, Martin married Jenssine Carlin at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in San Diego, CA. He had met her there during his internship. They began their married life in Dimock, SD where Martin served as Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, rural Dimock.

For the 48 of Martin’s 50 years of ministry, Jenssine supported him as the church choir director and often requested vocal soloist in the area. Martin was the pastor at Dimock until 1961. That year he was assigned to create a new congregation in Aberdeen, SD. He named and founded Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Aberdeen where he served for 12 years. In 1972 he became the pastor at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids, SD. In 1984 he became the pastor at First Lutheran Church in Mitchell, SD and served there until 1996. At, 65, he continued to be active serving as an interim minister for congregations throughout the state until his retirement in 2007.

On March 19, 2006, Jenssine passed to Heaven. After a period of mourning, Martin found love again with a widow and active Lutheran, Imy Natvig of Kimball, SD. They were married July 12, 2008 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimball. For the past 14 years of marriage, Martin and Imy were active members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mitchell. They shared daily devotions. They travelled. They loved their time with family and their grandchildren.

Martin is survived by his wife, Imy Haase, of Mitchell, SD; three children: Eric Haase, Sioux Falls, SD; Beth (Hamilton) Mundy, High Springs, FL; Deanna (John) Bennett and their three sons: Alex (Megan Hazelrig), Mitchell, SD; Zach (Madison Mahlmeister) and their son, Mac, Sioux Falls, SD; and Nick, Mitchell, SD.

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