- Date Of Birth: October 17, 1929
- Date Of Death: May 19, 2021
- State: Arizona
Lumir (Lum) Patrick Houser died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 19, 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 91. Lum, as he was known to his family and friends, was born on October 17, 1929, to Frank and Rosemary (Buchtela) Houser near Amana, Iowa.
Lum attended high school in Newhall, Iowa. After serving honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War, he married Patricia Auten in Newhall on October 24, 1953. Lum attended Rankin Technical College in St. Louis, Missouri studying electrical design, prior to founding Houser Bros. Plumbing Heating & Electric with his brother Otto in Newhall. Their brother Leonard joined them in 1961. In 1969, Lum and his family relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he sold real estate for Ed Thirkhill Realty for the first 2 years. He then got back into the contracting business building low income homes on the West Side of Phoenix. In 1973 he would start Houser Development Inc., building and remodeling residential and commercial projects until his retirement. For over 50 years, Lum was an active member of American Legion Post 44 in Scottsdale.
Lum will be greatly missed by his children: Jim (Tammy), Jane Stimbert (Mike), Terri Micale (Nick), Susie Romo (Ron); his 7 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; his sister Rita Sebastian, many nieces and nephews and special companion Rosa Masson. Lum was preceded in death by his parents, wife Pat, brothers Otto, Francis and Leonard and sister Rosemary Maresh.
We are sincerely grateful to Hospice of the Valley for their kind care and support.
