LeRoy Rochus Hauser (1934 - 2018)

Born 28 May 1934 in Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Myra Rosalie (Taylor) Nakamura — married 25 Mar 1955 (to before 1969) in Yuma, Arizona, United States

Husband of Irene Ethel (Van Heel) Boyce — married 15 Feb 1969 (to 24 Sep 1984) in Washoe, Nevada, United States

Husband of Pearl Amelia (Franck) Hauser — married 7 Feb 1987 in Yakima, Washington, United States

Died 8 Jun 2018 at age 84 in Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States

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Biography

LeRoy was born in 1934. He was the son of Anton Hauser and Veronica Armbrust. He passed away in 2018.

Lee was born on May 28, 1934 to Veronica and Antoine Hauser in Dickinson, ND. He passed away peacefully at his son Leroy Hauser Jr. and daughter-in-law Laurie's home in Tonasket, WA on June 8, 2018.

Lee spent 4 years in the Navy, 1951-1955, two years aboard the USS PHILIPPINE C. V. as an electrician and 2 years in Hawaii. When his time in the service had ended, he came back to Seattle, WA and became a laborer in construction. He became a member of the Operator Engineers Union Local 302 and worked his way up as a heavy equipment operator. In the early 70’s he went to work on the Alaska pipeline for 2 years then stayed locally until he was offered the opportunity to be an instructor at the Wiconi equipment training school. The last 2 years prior to retirement, he was an assistant director at the school. He retired at 57 and spent 12 years traveling around the U.S. in a motor home with his wife Pearl.

Lee always wanted to learn how to fly small planes. He took the classes and finally got his pilot license in the early 1970s.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190587213/leroy-r-hauser: accessed 20 July 2023), memorial page for LeRoy R. “Lee” Hauser (28 May 1934–8 Jun 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190587213, citing Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA; Maintained by lloker (contributor 47344922).