Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....HAUSSLER, Sr., Robert Reed July 14 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net January 20, 2005, 10:32 pm "The Davis Enterprise," Thursday, July 22, 2004 Robert R. Haussler, Sr. Robert Reed Haussler Sr. died peacefully July 14, 2004, at his home in Davis. He was 89 years old, and had lived in Yolo County nearly his entire life. Born Jan. 28, 1915, in Davis to Gustav and Gladys Haussler, he was a member of a pioneer Davis family. He attended elementary and high school in Davis, graduating in 1934. He later attended UC Berkeley until World War II. He entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and was sent to Rutgers University by the Army to finish his engineering degree. After graduating in 1944, he was sent to France and Germany to build bridges. In 1945, he returned to the United States and worked for PG&E in the construction of heavy-duty power lines to Bakersfield. He returned to Davis in 1948 and farmed with his father and brother, Kenneth, until 1985 when the farm was sold. He joined the Masonic Lodge in 1946 and was a member for 58 years until his death. In 1957, he succeeded his father as secretary of the lodge and held that position until 1994. He joined the Davis Volunteer Firefighters in 1952 and stayed active in the organization until 1980. During that time, he became a fire commissioner and held that post for 25 years. He was also very active in other organizations, such as the Shriners. He was Worthy Patron for the Ione Chapter of the Eastern Star on numerous occasions, and was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6949, for many years. Haussler was affectionately known around Davis as "Barefoot Bob" for his disdain of wearing shoes or boots, whether he was irrigating or hiking through stubble fields after harvest. In his later years, he could be seen riding his blue and chrome three-wheeled bicycle all through East Davis, stopping and visiting with everyone who was out and about. "We love him and will miss him," his family said. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mollyellen Petersen Haussler of Davis; daughters, Molly Ann Lipelt and her husband Kay of Davis and Doreen Hansen and her husband Bill of Sonora; son, Robert Haussler Jr. of Davis; grandchildren, Mark Lipelt of Sacramento, Katrina Lipelt of Davis, Kristina Zanker of Tracy and Brett Hansen of North Carolina; and great-granddaughter Wendy Zanker of Tracy. A service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the University Covenant Church, 315 Mace Blvd. in Davis, followed by interment at 11:30 a.m. at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road. Remembrances may be sent to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, CA 95617 or the Shriners Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817. Arrangements are under the direction of the North Sacramento Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616) . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob4820haussler.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb