Paul Joseph 'Joey' Haga

Paul Joseph Haga 'Joey', 69 of Danville, IL passed away at 5:23 PM at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO on July 25, 2023.

Joey was born on November 12, 1953 the son of Stanley and Josephine (Wigley) Haga in Crawfordsville, IN. He married Teresa Lang on August 16, 1986 at the Chapel in Kennekuk County Park, Danville IL.

He leaves many loved ones behind including his wife, Teresa Haga of Danville, IL, daughters, Sherri (George) Williams of Danville, IL and Christine (Jeff) Drent of Oakwood, IL. His grandchildren, Skyler Haga, Chelsey Haga, Georgia Fruhling and Jovie Drent, along with 2 great grandchildren, Beaux and Jameson. His siblings, Freda Varner of Catlin, IL, Eddie (Elsie) Haga of Alvin, IL, Sondra (Oscar) Valdez of Danville, IL, Bonnie (Joel) Alvarez of Danville, IL and Connie Munoz of Danville, IL.

Paul is preceded in death by his parents and in-laws, Dick and Jackie Lang.

Paul was a welder and shop foreman at Cronkhite Industries for 23 years. He spent the last 14 years as a welder at Masterguard in Veedersburg, IN. He had just retired at the beginning of this summer.

He enjoyed spending time outdoors, taking care of his yard, swimming and playing roof ball with his granddaughters, fishing, mushroom hunting, searching along the riverbanks for Indian beads. He enjoyed coin collecting and glass bottle collecting. One of his favorite pastimes was watching westerns. He recently started carving walking sticks. But, what he enjoyed most of all was spending time with his family, especially his daughters and grandchildren. Joey had the most contagious smile and laugh. If you ask anyone to describe Joey in one word, the answer will always be funny. He had a heart of gold and was one of the hardest working men you could ever come across.

A Celebration of Life will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Sunsets Oakwood Chapel, 105 E. South Main Street Oakwood, IL. Officiating the service will be Patti Wise. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at the funeral home in Oakwood.

Memorials may be made to the Vermilion County Animal Shelter in Pauls memory.

Please join Pauls family in sharing memories, photos and video of his life through his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com .