Edgar W. Hauser
Edgar W. Hauser Birth: 11 Feb 1900 Cincinnati (Emmorton), Hamilton, Ohio Death: 16 Dec 1954 Indianapolis, Marion,
Indiana Burial Dec 18, 1954 Crown Hill cemetery Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana son of Richard John Hauser and Iva
Anna Parsons
Edgar William Hauser, Prominent Summer Resident, Dies
Edgar W. Hauser, prominent Hoosier industrialist and commercial builder and a well known Lake Maxinkuckee
summer resident at 2480 East Shore Drie, died at Indianapolis Thursday, Dec. 16, of a cerebral hemorrage.
He was 54 years old.
Born in Cincinnati. Mr. Hauser had lived in Indianapolis 50 years and was president of E. W. HAuser
consruction Co.,
Among the buildings around Indianapolis which Mr. Hauser's firm either partially or entirely constructed are
the Indianapolis Star-New building, Sears Roebouck & Co. department store; Indianapolis plant of Chevrolet
Motor Division General Motors Corporation, and the College Courts, St. Regis and COmmonwelath
Apartments.
Mr. Hauser was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Pentalpoha Masonic Lodge, Murat Shrine,
Scottish Rite, Columbia Club, Indiana Society of Chicago, Downtown Kiwanis Club and Athenauem
His home was at 105220 Spring Mill Road Indianapolis. - 22 Dec 1954 - Citizen
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Blanche Hauser, a son Edgar W. Hauser Jr., a daughter Miss Carolyn Hauser;
and a grandson all of Indianapolis.
married 1 - 04 Jul 1920 Fayette Co., Indiana Eleanor Elizabeth Cox (1902–)
married 2 - 11 Aug 1923 Marion County, Indiana, USA Maxine Eleanor Dollman (1907–)
they had:
Gloria Jane Hauser (1925–1937)
married 3 - Blanche Justine Roth BIRTH 21 JAN 1904 Johnson, Indiana DEATH 31 JAN 1988 Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
daughter of James Douglas Roth & Jessie B Terman
They had:
Carolyn Louise Hauser BIRTH 12 OCT 1929 Indiana DEATH 13 MAR 2004 Nashville, Brown cty., Indiana
married Pierre Alexandre de Tarnowsky
Edgar William Hauser Jr. (1931–2013)
Edgar Hauser Jr. 81, of Indianapolis passed away on July 21st, 2013. He is now in heaven with his wife, the love of his life, Ginny
Hauser (who passed away on September 29th, 2009), his parents, sister, brother-in-law and his dog/ever present
companion, Bo.
He is survived by his loving family including: son, Ed Hauser III (wife, Deborah); daughter, Kathy Pratt (husband,
Jamie); daughter, Ginny Miller (husband, Bill); son, Evert Hauser (wife, Dawn); grandchildren: Ed Hauser IV ( wife,
Leah), Bradley Hauser (wife, Taryn), Lana Hauser, Jason Pratt (wife Aleksandrina), Ryan Pratt, Dylan Pratt,
Christopher Hall, Ellen Miller, Claire Miller, Mac Miller, Cullen Hauser and Olivia Hauser; and great grandchildren:
Bradley Hauser II, Barrett Hauser, Monte Rudy-Davis, Sawyer Rudy-Eden and Edgar William Hauser V "Liam"; niece,
Marie Theres Moore and nephew, Pierre deTarnowsky (wife Andrea); great nieces and nephews: Justin deTarnowsky,
Cami Moore and Win Moore; and his beloved cat Houdini.
Ed attended Park Elementary School, Culver Military Academy (where he was a member of the elite Black Horse Troop
and the track team). He graduated from Shortridge High School and attended Butler University (where he was a
member of Sigma Chi Fraternity) until he was drafted. He served with the Air Force National Guard in Germany
during the Korean War after which time he went into business with his father at EW Hauser Construction.
As a General Contractor and President of EW Hauser Construction, Ed was responsible for building several of the
public schools in and around Indianapolis, as well as the Science Hall at Manchester College and the Howard County
Hospital in Kokomo, IN. He also was president of Oil-Way Corporation, and Hitzelberger Supply Company.
He was very active in his community including membership at Second Presbyterian Church, The Murat Shrine (50 year
member and past shrine director), the American Legion, AASR Northern Masonic, Scottish Rite NMJ and the Millersville
Lodge No. 126 of Indianapolis; he was a past member of the Columbia Club, Athletic Club, Optimist Club, Lambs Club
and Starlight Dinner Club.
Ed was an avid car collector and race car driver who enjoyed romps with his family in his WWII jeep through the hills
and vales of Brown County and boating on many Indiana lakes. He was also a Colts, Pacers, IU, Purdue, and Butler
University sports fan.
Services will be held at Flanner and Buchanan - Broad Ripple 1305 E. Broad Ripple Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220.
Visitation will be on Sunday, July 28th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Monday, July 29th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. on July 29th at the funeral home, followed by interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Indianapolis Humane Society.
Online condolences may be made by visiting http://www .flannerbuchanan. com
Published in the The Indianapolis St
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Edgar W Hauser
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 54
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1900
Birth Place: Emmorton, Ohio
Death Date: 16 Dec 1954
Death Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Father: Richard Hauser
Mother: Ann Hauser