In 1913, Wilbert W. Haase assumed leadership of L.G. Haase Manufacturing Company at the age of 21 and began an ambitious plan to grow the company’s burial vault business, investing in buildings and equipment.  It was a prescient strategy, as demand soon skyrocketed for its products with the great influenza pandemic sweeping the world in 1918-1919.  Chicago was hit hard with more than 8,500 flu-related deaths in a span of 8 weeks.  Only L.G. Haase Manufacturing had sufficient inventory and manufacturing capacity to meet the demand.

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Circa 1980's

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