Harlan Russell “Speed” Maas, the son of Harley and Marian (Russell) Maas, was born on December 12, 1934, in Terril, Iowa. He passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa, at the age of 87 years.
A memorial service took place at Henry Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville, Iowa, on Saturday, October 1, 2022, with Pastor Tom Marth as the Officiant. Mr. Maas was laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Terril, Iowa.
Harlan attended and graduated from Terril High School before marrying Evelene Hanson on June 10, 1956. The couple made their home in Terril, before moving to Waterloo for 17 years. The couple then moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas, where they stayed for 22 years before moving back to Terril and most recently to Spencer.
Harlan worked as a mechanic and hospital courier until his retirement in 1994.
While in Arkansas, Harlan participated in the community theater. He loved the spotlight. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, especially pheasant, and fishing, anytime, anywhere. He was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Harlan is survived by his wife, Evelene (Hanson) Maas, Spencer; his children, Darilyn (Craig) Larsen, Urbandale; Jenelle (Jeff) Vobr, Pelkie, Michigan, and Ryan (Melissa) Maas, Floral, Arkansas; six grandchildren, Hannah Larsen, Sean (Ashley) Larsen, and Jill Larsen and Kimberly (Ron) Shelton, Sara (Beau) Langland, and Tyler Vobr; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harley F. and Marian O. (Russell) Maas, and his sister, Marilyn Maas-Baedke.
Online condolences can be left for Speed’s family at HenryOlsonFuneral.com.