Charles Haus, age 96, of Arlington, passed away at the Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center in Arlington, surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, April 11.
Funeral services were held at the Arlington United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Friday, April 14.
Visitation was held at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13. It continued one hour prior to the service time at the church on Friday, April 14.
Interment with military rites was in the Arlington Public Cemetery.
Charles P. Haus was born to Charles A. and Gladys (Reynar) Haus in Alexandria, S.D., on Sept. 29, 1920. He attended public school in Fairfax  where he worked on his parents’ farm until he joined the United States Navy on Oct. 4, 1941. Charles married Margaret E. Johnson of Sheridan Lake, Colo., in Goodland, Kansas, on June 20, 1945, while he was on leave from the Navy. Charles was stationed in Pearl Harbor on board the U.S.S. Honolulu, but was home on leave when the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor and he was called back into service immediately. With the start of World War II, he was sent to Okinawa, Japan, upon the U.S.S. Shea.  During this time, he received the Purple Heart for injuries received when his ship was bombed. Charles was a gunner while on duty. He continued his service in the Navy until August 1947 and returned home with a Foreign Service Ribbon for distinguished service while serving on the Pacific Ocean, Australia, Alaska and Hawaii. After the war, he farmed until 1966 and worked at Gaylord Feed Mill and Farmland Industries in Mankato. When he retired he moved back to Arlington and worked seasonally at the Big Stone Canning Company for several years. Charles was a member of the United Methodist Church since 1950.  He is a lifetime member of the Arlington VFW and American Legion, and served in the honor guard for many years.  
Charles enjoyed life fully and loved spending time with his family. He lived for the time that he spent daily shaking dice with his friends at Stu’s, and playing cards at the Senior Citizens building on Thursdays. He loved watching just about every sport imaginable on the television, but especially the Twins and Vikings.  In 2014 he resided at Fairview Assisted Living in Arlington until January 2017 when he went into long-term care at the Good Samaritan Society.
He is survived by his children, Warren (Barb) Haus of Little Falls, Holly Lee (nee Ellen) (Wayne) Bernstein of Hackensack, Barbara (Roger) Robeck of Arlington and Burl Haus of Mankato; one sister, June (Ralph) Schroeder of Gibbon; nine grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Paul and Duane, and one sister,  Mellie, and their spouses; his son, Loran; two daughters, Marguerite Marie and Bonnie Lou; and one grandson, Steven Robeck.