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Ivan Dean “Sie” Houser

Birth	:	6 Nov 1916
Death	:	15 Aug 2011
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Havre, Hill County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.5463982, -109.6900024
Plot	:	Space 216 Block 35
Description	:	HAVRE - Ivan D. "Sie" Houser, 94, an Army veteran and retired Montana Power Co. employee, died of natural causes Monday, Aug. 15, at a Havre care center. His memorial service is 3 p.m. Saturday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, followed by burial with military honors in Highland Cemetery. Cremation will take place under the direction of Holland & Bonine Funeral Home of Havre. Ivan D. Houser was born Nov. 6, 1916, the son of Jess and Mina Houser in Derby, Iowa. The family moved two years later to Absarokee, where he grew up and graduated in 1935 from high school.... Read More	HAVRE - Ivan D. "Sie" Houser, 94, an Army veteran and retired Montana Power Co. employee, died of natural causes Monday, Aug. 15, at a Havre care center. His memorial service is 3 p.m. Saturday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, followed by burial with military honors in Highland Cemetery. Cremation will take place under the direction of Holland & Bonine Funeral Home of Havre. Ivan D. Houser was born Nov. 6, 1916, the son of Jess and Mina Houser in Derby, Iowa. The family moved two years later to Absarokee, where he grew up and graduated in 1935 from high school. He worked as an automobile mechanic both in Absarokee and Colorado for a few years, then spent several years with the Northern Pacific Railroad and worked at the Bremerton shipyards before joining the Army in 1942. He was a message center chief with the 107th Signal Co.; he held the rank of staff sergeant and served in the European Theater of operations. After his discharge from the service, he settled in Columbus, where he married Margaret Harlan on June 22, 1947. He worked as an electrician wiring houses for a few years before going to work for the Montana Power Co. in 1949. He was a member of the Congregational Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Loyal Order of Moose and was a Master Mason in Stillwater Lodge No. 62. He was active in Boy Scouts, where he served as a Cub Scoutmaster and assistant Scoutmaster in Absarokee in his earlier years, and assistant Scoutmaster in Columbus. He also held a private pilot's license. For the Montana Power Co. he worked as a meter reader, a ground man and a gas serviceman before being transferred to Havre as a dispatcher. He retired from Montana Power on Dec. 31, 1981. His hobbies included bowling, fishing, hunting and shooting pool. In Havre, Ivan "Sie" was a member of the Eagles Club and the Havre Senior Citizens. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Ivan is survived by his wife of 64 years, Margaret "Marge" Houser of Havre, Mont.; his children, Robert Houser of Chippewa Falls, Wis., Larry (LuAnne) Houser of Clancy, Mont., Nancy (Dave) Boderick of Benton City, Wash., and Karen Houser of Missoula, Mont.; four grandchildren, Travis McKay of Seattle, Wash., Ben (Sarah) Westdorp and their two children Judah and Ian of Loveland, Colo., Daniel Houser of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Amy (Trevor Purcell) Houser of Great Falls, Mont. The family would like to thank all of the pool players who helped "Sie," especially Jim O'Leary. You were all a precious blessing to his life. Memorial contributions in Ivan's honor may be made to the Havre Senior Center, 2 West 2nd Street, Havre, MT 59501; or to the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Condolences may be posted online at hollandbonine.com and/or gftribune.com/obituaries. Published in Great Falls Tribune on August 17, 2011 Family links provided by Find A Grave contributor kir99

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Longitude: -109.6900024

Family Members:

Parent

Jess H Houser

(1895 - 1975)

Wilhelmina May “Mina” Kirchner Houser

(1894 - 1983)

Spouse

Margaret Harriet Harlan Houser

(1925 - 2019)

Siblings

Opal Mickey Houser Ardolino

(1914 - 2006)

Madge Mardell Houser Jensen

(1919 - 1994)

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