Donald G. Haeft

Donald G. Haeft, 81, of Woodville, Ohio, died in his home Monday afternoon, October 4, 2010. Don was born May 16, 1929, at his family home in Genoa, Ohio, to Clarence and Bertha Beck Haeft. He worked as a boilermaker for Local Union #85 for 43 years retiring in June 1991. He was also a pinsetter at the Genoa Bowling Alley in 1947 after graduating from Genoa High School. Don was a cook in the Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Genoa American Legion Post #324. He loved to bowl, shoot pool and go to garage sales. He was a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Indians. He had many friends around the area that he visited. Don was a true friend to all animals, domestic and wild, and fed them all the time. Don married Bonnie Mauthe Tillotson in Genoa in 1952 and then married Clara Pfannebecker in Fremont, Ohio, in 1988, and she preceded him in death in 1991. He is survived by his daughter, Rhonda William Vogelpohl of Curtice, son, Donnie Kathy Haeft of Martin, grandsons, Marc Gail Vogelpohl, Brody Rebekah Vogelpohl, Donnie Haeft, Jr. and Brian Haeft, four great grandchildren, one niece and four nephews. He is also survived by his brother, James Phyllis Haeft of Williston, sister-in-law, Genevieve