Hilda Haapasaari

Munising Hilda Haapasaari, age 94, of City Park Drive, Munising, died on Monday morning, February 21, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on September 30, 1916 to Herman and Hilda (Hautaaho) Heitamaki. Hilda married George E. Haapasaari on December 20, 1947 and they were married over forty-four years when he preceded her in death on October 12, 1992. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law - Susan and Floyd Gruszka of Wind Lake, Wisconsin; grandson - Leonard Gruszka of Hartland, Wisconson; beloved great-granddaughter - Amberlyn; numerous nieces and nephews; and dear friends - Dr. Walter and Shirley Olson of Munising. Hilda was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Hilda, Husband George, and five siblings. Graveside services will be held at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Chatham in the spring of 2011. In the meantime, these words of comfort were found by Susan among some of Hilda's belongings. I am safely home in heaven, oh, so happy and so bright. There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed, I am now at peace forever, safely home in heaven at last. And He came himself to meet me, in that way so hard to tread, And with Jesus' arm to lean on, could I have one doubt or dread. Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still. Try to look beyond earth's shadows. Pray to trust our Father's will.