Helen “Galina” Haab, of Chelsea, MI, age 77, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at her home. She was born in Russia, the daughter of Grigory and Natalia (Ulianov) Ivanov. She married Keith K. Haab on October 16, 1971 in Cleveland, OH, with maid of honor, Sharon (Ivanov) Gonzales. They moved to their home on Waters Road in Freedom Township in 1976, where they resided until she passed.
Surviving are her husband, Keith, and two daughters, Sheila Haab of Tennessee, and Abigail Haab of Chelsea; one sister, Valentina Breus of Parma, OH, and two brothers, Vitalek (Ester) Ivanov of Sterling, CO, and Arkady (Philomena) Ivanov of Federal Heights, CO; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Nikolai Ivanov.
Helen enjoyed sewing, gardening, tending to her flowers, cooking, ballroom dancing, and doing jigsaw puzzles.
Visitation will be at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 4-8 p.m. Funeral directors are following current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for COVID-19; those attending will be instructed accordingly, and masks must be worn. A private graveside service will be held in Freedom Township. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Arbor Hospice Foundation.
