Charles Ernest Neuhauser

Charles Ernest Neuhauser was born on September 28, 1934 in Midland, South Dakota to John Clarence and Dorothy Mae (Huling) Neuhauser. He died after suffering 2 massive heart attacks on December 16, 2016. At the age of 3, the family relocated to Grand Coulee, Washington. In school, he excelled in all subjects, but his favorite was math and Mechanical Drafting. He graduated at the age of 17 from Coulee Dam High School in May 1952 with a job offer from the Corp of Engineers because of his excellence in drafting blue prints. His parents would not allow him to take the job because he was under age. He decided to join the Navy, and served his country on the USS Zellars for 3 1/2 years as a Quarter Master He returned to Coulee Dam in the fall of 1955 with the intention of completing his education at Washington State. This was superceded when he met the love of his life Doris Jean Pietz of Dairyland, Wisconsin. They were married on March 16, 1957 and made their home in Spokane, where dad built the house they raised their family in and where he remained until his death. Upon his marriage, Charles joined the Laborer's International Union of North America Local 238 and remained a faithful member for over 60 years. Dad was also a 32nd degree Mason and member of Concordia Lodge for over 30 years. Dad hobbies were camping, fishing, hunting, baseball, and building things with wood. His children and grandchildren spent many wonderful days enjoying these hobbies with him His wife, Doris, died in August 1994 and he never remarried saying "They don't make em like your mom anymore." His father died in December 1971 and his mother in April 1997. His sister, Mary Ann died in January 1997. He is survived by his brother, William of Detroit Lakes Michigan. His daughters, Rhonda (Paul) Sims of Spokane Valley, Connie (Gerry) Rachel of Lethbridge, Alberta Canada and his son John (Kim) of Oak Harbor, WA. His 5 grandchildren, Jenny, Charlie, Jason, Michael, Helen and their respective spouses, and his 8 great grandchildren, Harley, Austin, Matthew, Caleb, Samuel, Adan, Ethan and Ava also survive him. The family would like to thank Dr Coons and the staff of Holy Family Hospital 4th floor for the superior care they gave our dad. Also special thanks to Susan, Dorothy, Cindy, and Mary for their support and friendship to Rhonda during this extremely difficult time. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, December 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home, 4305 N. Division. A lunch will follow at Denny's Restaurant, 2022 N Argonne, Spokane Valley at 1 pm.