Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Saturday, September 29, 2018
Location: 7:30 p.m., at the Indiana Veterans Home of West Lafayette, Indiana
 
 
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Wednesday, April 02, 1930
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois

Branch: Marines

Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Edward J. Hauer
 
Mother: Charlotte ( Clodfelter ) Hauer
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Tom had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area since 1989, coming from Munster, Indiana
Funeral Date: Thursday, October 04, 2018
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m. (EDT), Thursday, October 4, 2018, Celebration of Life Service here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, 47960
Clergy: Father David L. Rasner of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
At the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m. (EDT), Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Tom had been in failing health for the last several months. He and his late wife, Pat, spent their summers in the Monticello, Indiana, community since 1964, before making Monticello, Indiana, their permanent home in 1989, coming from Munster, Indiana. Tom was a United States Korean Conflict Marine Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church and the American Legion Post #81, VFW Post #2231, all of Monticello, Indiana. Tom was a retired union bricklayer from Inland Steel of East Chicago, Indiana. He was also a member of District Local #6 of Merrillville, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemtery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home and at the church.
Marriage Information: On August 8, 1951, at the St. Benedicts Catholic Church in Terre Haute, Indiana, he married Patricia Louise "Pat" Martin; she passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.
Survivors include:
Sons, Michael (wife Claudia) Hauer of Valparaiso, Indiana, Jack Hauer of Monticello, Indiana, and Thomas Patrick "Punk" (wife Cathy) Hauer of Hammond, Indiana; Five (5) Grandchildren, Sarah Hauer of Valparaiso, Indiana, Theresa Hauer of Merrillville, Indiana, Robyn Hauer of Avon, Indiana, Wayne M. (wife Cathy) Hauer of Seymour, Indiana, andJoseph R. Hauer of Burnettsville, Indiana; Two (2) Great Grandchildren, Brayden D. Scott, andKendra E. Hauer; Sisters, Mary Ann Schmidt of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Patricia "Patty D." Hauer of Hammond, Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Great Great Nieces, Great Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Edward and Charlotte (Clodfelter) Hauer; Wife, Patricia Louise "Pat" (Martin) Hauer; Daughter-in-law, Peggy A. Hauer;Sister, Marilyn Reed.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.