Erhard L. Haus
September 8, 1926 ~ June 14, 2013
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1926 to Leo Anton and Marianne Haus. He was the grandson of Anton Haus the last Grand Admiral of the Austrian Empire. He earned his M.D. in Internal Medicine from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1958 and earned an M.D. in Pathology and a PhD in Pathology/Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota where he was later an Associate Professor of Medicine. He joined the Pathology staff at St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center (now Regions Hospital) in 1966 and later headed the department for 35 years. He was the current President of the American Association for Clinical Chronobiology and traveled the world as a highly sought author, editor and lecturer. A beloved husband, father of nine, grandfather of 26 and great-grandfather of one. He enjoyed sharing his lifelong love of skiing and photography with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Geraldine; children, Richard (Jeanne), Marianne (Kevin) Osterbauer, Randy (Jennifer), Connie (Nigel) Spottiswoode, Antonia (Peter) Bockman, Carolyn (Kevin) Kloiber, Ken (Anne), John (Carri) and Marcus (Nichole). He died unexpectedly after a meeting at Regions Hospital, Friday, June 14, 2013. He will truly be missed by many friends and colleagues around the world. Gathering Of Family and Friends 4-8 PM Thursday, June 20th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, June 21th at Lakes Free Church, 29620 Olinda Trail, Lindstrom with a gathering beginning at 10 AM until time of service. Memorials preferred to Dr. Erhard Haus Memorial Research Fund.
One of my favorite memories is the summer you all came to Michigan for vacation (in 2 cars!) and we slept in tents in the back yard. Thinking of you all with love. He will be greatly missed by many.
A hug to each and everyone of you from us,
Rhonda & John and family
86 years was an awfully good number of years to reach, and he lived every moment of them with all his heart. Yet somehow it still just doesn’t feel long enough.
My favorite memories of Dr. Haus – how his eyes twinkled whenever he talked about any of his kids or grandkids. It’s clear you all were truly the thing he was most proud of. Skiing with the little ones each winter – teaching them all the great old Austrian ski moves. He loved all of that, and each and every one of you dearly.
On any given day, there could have been laughter, feet pounding through the house, doors opening and shutting every 2 seconds, and he’d often be there chasing people through the house himself, right in there with everyone.
Then, get him talking about his research, and his tremendous contributions to the advancement in our understanding of chronobiology. I saw also Dr. Hallberg passed on June 9th. The world has lost two of its very best minds in that field. Their research, especially on potential links to cancer, will undoubtedly come to save millions of lives in the years to come.
We haven’t been able to get back to MN since I’ve married – and now I’ve missed out on one last hug. That part especially is heart-breaking. It’s tough being away from people you love.
Dr. Haus, you’ve been a tremendous, kind, loving, constant person in my life for quite a number of years, and you’ll live on forever in my heart.