Herman Laas was born in 1873 in Klaber, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. He was the son of Johann and Dorothea (Roggelin) Laas.

On September 7, 1899, he married Anna Schultz in Lucas County, Ohio. She had been born in 1875. They had two daughters.

  1. Helma Lena Fredericka (Laas, Gloff) Brackenberry

  2. Alice L. (Laas) Berlin

Herman died on July 3, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio at the age of 51. He is buried at Forest Cemetery in Toledo. Anna passed away on July 14, 1960 at 85 years of age.

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