TUSCOLA - John Joseph Hausman, 82, passed away Friday morning (June 19, 2009) at Douglas Manor Health Care.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and a rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 S. Main, Tuscola.

A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 E. Van Allen, Tuscola, with Father Barry Harmon as celebrant.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pesotum.

John was born Jan. 1, 1927, in Hayes, the son of Joseph and Anna (Hartman) Hausman of Pesotum. He married Nancy Joan Rice on Nov. 26, 1949, in Pesotum.

Survivors include his wife; his sister, Agnes Day, Champaign; daughter Barbara (Nate) Mix, Ithaca, N.Y.; son Joseph (Cathy) Hausman, Pesotum; son James (Carol) Hausman, Springfield; daughter Kathleen (Myron) Kocher, Tuscola; son Chris (Evonne) Hausman, Pesotum; daughter Sarah Robinson, Normal; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Ann Feeney and Betty Lou Ducey; a son, Thomas Hausman; and his great-grandson, Thomas Kocher.

John was engaged in farming, having farmed in the Pesotum area all of his life. He was a longtime active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pesotum, serving as organist, choir member and trustee, and was recognized with the Pere Marquette Award for "dedicated service to the Diocese of Peoria."

He served in the Illinois National Guard and was a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus, serving as grand knight, faithful navigator, district deputy and member of the Degree Team for various councils. John was member of the Class of 1944 from the Tuscola Community High School and was a lifetime member of the Tuscola Moose Lodge.

John performed many varieties of community service over the years, acting as a member of the Champaign County Farm Bureau, Pesotum Volunteer Fire Department, and the Unit 7 school board, as well as serving as Pesotum Township drainage commissioner and the leader of the Pesotum 4-H Club.

He served on the boards of directors for the First National Bank of Villa Grove and the Villa Grove State Bank, and was a contributor to the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation and the University of Illinois JBT Scholarship Program.

John was passionate about music, organizing and leading the John Hausman Orchestra in the late 1940s and entertaining many over the years at the piano. He enjoyed fishing, puzzles, brain teasers and a good game of chess.

He was a loving husband, brother, father and grandfather and was incredibly proud of his grandchildren and actively supported their many activities.

Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Forty Martyrs Church or a charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolences to the family may be sent to hilligossshraderfh.com.