Lee Wallace Hauser was the son of Wallace Olin Hauser and Cora Lee Smitherman Hauser. The family moved from LaMoille to Gilman, Iowa in 1927, where they farmed. Lee graduated from Gilman High School in 1944.
He was married to Bernice Irene Lee on June 29, 1947 at the Newburg Congregational Church. To this union were born three sons; Richar, Robert and Paul and one daughter; LeAnn.
Lee farmed near Gilman from 1947 until 1973, when they moved to a farm near Malcom, Iowa retiring from farming in 1993. They moved to Seeland Park in Grinnell in 2018.
Lee was active in several community organizations including the SEMCO School Board, Poweshiek County Cattleman Association, Poweshiek County Farm Bureau, and Poweshiek Mutual Insurance. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Brooklyn.
Lee, Bernice and the family enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and visiting family in North Carolina and Norway. On their 65th wedding anniversary the family spent the weekend at the Linden House in Lynnville, Iowa. In 1982, they hosted an AFS student, Michelle Blake, from South Africa. Lee and Bernice enjoyed camping at the Iowa State Fair.
Lee dedicated much of his life to his family and friends. He was an outdoorsman who loved farming the land and raising livestock. He enjoyed socializing with family and friends, hosting card parties, dancing, eating ice cream, watching basketball and football games on television, and grilling, especially after church on Sunday.
Lee Wallace Hauser was the son of Wallace Olin Hauser and Cora Lee Smitherman Hauser. The family moved from LaMoille to Gilman, Iowa in 1927, where they farmed. Lee graduated from Gilman High School in 1944.
He was married to Bernice Irene Lee on June 29, 1947 at the Newburg Congregational Church. To this union were born three sons; Richar, Robert and Paul and one daughter; LeAnn.
Lee farmed near Gilman from 1947 until 1973, when they moved to a farm near Malcom, Iowa retiring from farming in 1993. They moved to Seeland Park in Grinnell in 2018.
Lee was active in several community organizations including the SEMCO School Board, Poweshiek County Cattleman Association, Poweshiek County Farm Bureau, and Poweshiek Mutual Insurance. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Brooklyn.
Lee, Bernice and the family enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and visiting family in North Carolina and Norway. On their 65th wedding anniversary the family spent the weekend at the Linden House in Lynnville, Iowa. In 1982, they hosted an AFS student, Michelle Blake, from South Africa. Lee and Bernice enjoyed camping at the Iowa State Fair.
Lee dedicated much of his life to his family and friends. He was an outdoorsman who loved farming the land and raising livestock. He enjoyed socializing with family and friends, hosting card parties, dancing, eating ice cream, watching basketball and football games on television, and grilling, especially after church on Sunday.
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