Charles 'Chaz' Haisman

Charles "Chaz" Haisman, a Lab retiree, died at Providence Brookside Manor of Hood River, Ore., Oct. 7. He was 93.

He was born Nov. 30, 1917, in Chicago, Ill., to Charles and Anna (Smid) Haisman. As a young man, he worked at the Chicago Rivet and Machine Company, where he learned how to be a machinist. He earned awards for his work at the company.

In 1952, Haisman married Anne Plath and he adopted her two young sons, Anthony and Stephen.

He was a master machinist by trade and worked until retirement for the Lab. During this time, his hobby of antique clock collecting and repair became more than a hobby, as he built a shop above the garage and spent a lot of his free time there.

His passion for collecting clocks grew and he gave regular tours of his home to view 1,000 clocks of all sizes and origins.

More than 30 years ago, he and his wife had moved to Hood River for retirement. He became known as the "clock man" in the Hood River area also, as he continued his hobby in their historic home on the Columbia River. Retirement was very busy with the clock shop and building two houses that they lived in throughout their retirement.

Haisman is survived by his son, Stephen Haisman of Portland, Ore.; two granddaughters, Angelique Strahan and Aiyana Haisman, both of California; three great-granddaughters, Sheyna, Isabella and Anna; and his niece, Diane McCook of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Elsie Mulig; son, Anthony Haisman in 2010; and wife, Anne, in 2009.

Services and burial were held in Hood River, Ore.

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