Coralee Haist

1889 - 1976  (87 years)

• Name	Coralee Haist
  Born	18 Aug 1889	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	missionary
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158050
  Died	20 Oct 1976	Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I158050	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Allen Christian Haist,   b. 2 Apr 1860, Fonthill, Pelham Twp., Welland Co., Ontario ,   d. 18 Jun 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sophia Hagey,   b. 15 Dec 1868, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	24 May 1887	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F39579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  With the Lord Coralee Heist BURNABY, B.C. - Coralee Haist, veteran missionary to China and Hong Kong, was called to higher service on October 20, after a lengthy illness. Miss Haist was born in August, 1889, near Drumbo, Ontario. Called to missionary service in China, she sailed in October 1917 and spent over fifty years ministering God's message to the people of that land, remaining in China during the war. She moved to Hong Kong in 1952 and opened two schools and a church in Chai Wan, a resettlement area for refugees from China. While on furlough in Canada Miss Haist, who was fluent in the Cantonese language, assisted in the Chinese Church in Vancouver, where her ministry was greatly appreciated. Her book "How Great Oh God Thou Art" recounts some of her harrowing experiences during the tumultuous years in China and how God's hand was always upon her. She returned to Canada permanently in 1973 only when illness made it necessary. She developed pneumonia in October 1976, and the Lord saw fit to call His faithful servant home. Coralee is survived by one brother Oscar, Daytona Beach, Fla.; four sisters, Amray, Laura, Idella all of Burnaby, and Dorothy Witty of Bolton, Ont.; one adopted daughter Helen and her husband Francis, of Hong Kong; and three grandchildren, Coralee, Gordon and Pauline. Rev. James House, B.C. District Superintendent, was in charge of the funeral service, assisted by Rev. George R. Upton, and Rev. John Ehrhardt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197469944/coralee-haist. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184344530/allen-christian-haist.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Aug 1889 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Oct 1976 - Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Buried - - Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth