She was born Nov. 3, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Paul L. and Velma Yoder.
The family lived for several years before moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In Ann Arbor she attended public schools and graduated from Pioneer high School in 1972.Â
After graduation, she accepted her cousinâs invitation to join her in Arizona, get an apartment and seek employment.
They both secured jobs at Empire Equipment Corporation and took classes at Mesa Community College.Â
It was there also that they both met their respective husbands.
Cheryl and Gary Haga were married in December, 1975 and lived in Mesa, Arizona.Â
After vacationing in Colorado, visiting Cherylâs mother Velma Yoder, who had purchased the Prospector Rock Shop property in 1978, they decided to look for a small acreage nearby.Â