Person:Erwin Haan (1)

About Erwin Louis "Lou" Haan

Erwin Louis "Lou" Haan was born 9 December 1925 in Michigan. He was the son of Erwin Leon Haan (1896-1959) and Jeanette Gezon (1897-1950). His father was listed as a "Salesman in the auto retail industry" in the 1930 U.S. Census and a "Sales Supervisor in the consumers electric industry" in the 1940 U.S. Census. Lou attended school in Grand Rapids Michigan and is listed as an 8th Grade elementary student in the 1940 U.S. Census, then living on Fairmont Street, with his parents and brothers Phillip A. Haan [Age 17], Gilbert James Haan [age 11] and Robert Haan [age 9]. Lou served his country in World War II in the United States Army, enlisting on 17 January 1944 and he was released for service on 10 May 1946. [U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010]. After his military service, Lou Haan attended and graduated from Michigan State University. His graduation thesis, "The Perception of a form in an undifferentiated field as indicated by the observer's use of the Tilt-Board" is still listed on the Michigan State University Library website. While at Michigan State University, Lou met and married his wife Carrie Marie Considine (1930-2018), daughter of James William Considine (1908-1971) and Carrie Layton (b. abt. 1910). They had four children together: Candi, Richard "Rick", Christopher and Katherine. Lou worked as a Program Manager for much of his adult working life, was a hard-working employee, and a good family man. He predeceased his wife Carrie by 24 years on 20 May 1994 in Orange County, California.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   Name: Erwin L. Haan
   SSN: 364-20-1278
   Last Residence:
   92667 Orange, Orange, California, USA
   BORN: 9 Dec 1925
   Died: 20 May 1994
   State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

2.   California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

   Name: Erwin Louis Haan
   Social Security #: 364201278
   Gender: Male
   Birth Date: 9 Dec 1925
   Birth Place: Michigan
   Death Date: 20 May 1994
   Death Place: Orange
   Mother's Maiden Name: Gezon

3.   United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).

   Name: Louis Erwin Haan
   [Erwin L Haan]
   Gender: Male
   Race: White
   Birth Date: 9 Dec 1925
   Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
   Death Date: 20 May 1994
   Father: Erwin Haan
   Mother: Jeannette Gezon
   SSN: 364201278
   Notes: Jul 1941: Name listed as LOUIS ERWIN HAAN; 14 Jun 1994: Name listed as ERWIN L HAAN

4.   United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).

   Name: Erwin Louis Haan
   Age: 14
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926
   Gender: Male
   Race: White
   Birthplace: Michigan
   Marital Status: Single
   Relation to Head of House: Son
   Home in 1940: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
   Street: Fairmont Street
   House Number: 922
   Inferred Residence in 1935: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
   Residence in 1935: Same Place
   Sheet Number: 3A
   Attended School or College: Yes
   Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
   Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
   Income: 0
   Income Other Sources: No
   Household Members: Name Age
   Erwin L Haan 42
   Jeanette G Haan 42
   Phillip A Haan 17
   Erwin Louis Haan 14
   Gillert James Haan 11
   Robert Haan 9

5.   Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. (Provo, Utah, United States: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011).

   Name: Erwin Haan
   Birth Date: 9 Dec 1925
   Death Date: 20 May 1994
   SSN: 364201278
   Branch 1: ARMY
   Enlistment Date 1: 17 Jan 1944
   Release Date 1: 10 May 1946

6.   Orange County Register (Newspaper)
   pg. 26, May 23, 1994.

   Erwin Louis Haan, 68, of Villa Park, a program manager; died Friday. Service at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Waverley Church, Santa Ana. Arrangements by Fairhaven Memorial Park Mortuary, Santa Ana. Survived by his wife, Carrie; daughters, Carrie Haan of Orange and Katherine Floren of Huntington Beach; sons, Richard, of Trabuco Canyon, and Christopher, of Placentia; brothers, Phillip, of North Carolina, Gilbert, of Ohio, and Robert, of Michigan; and one grandchild.