Published: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Are you family of this man? It may mean relative wealth
Little biographical information is known about the deceased city native.
By DENISE DICK
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
YOUNGSTOWN — Lynn G. Housteau was born July 31, 1912, in the city, and died last month in an assisted living facility in Fort Myers, Fla.
In between he joined the Air Force, worked as a general contractor and married and divorced a woman named Evelyn. He had no children.
Little else is known about the man.
"Everyone says he was a very private person," said Bill Lawyer, who administers the indigent cremation program for Lee County's Department of Human Services in Fort Myers.
Although the costs of his burial likely will be covered from Housteau's assets, the department is looking for any distant relatives.
Bank assets
The bank where Housteau had an account won't divulge the amount that's in it, but Lawyer believes it could be significant.
"I just hate to see money sit in a bank for years and then go to the state," Lawyer said.
The only people entitled to the money are relatives or lineal descendants.
Because Housteau had no children, his siblings would be able to collect the funds. If they also are deceased, their children or grandchildren may be entitled, Lawyer said.
He's already contacted several Housteaus listed in the telephone book but hasn't located any relatives of the deceased.
While Housteau didn't talk much about himself, Lawyer said, he opened up to one nurse at the assisted living facility.
She learned that Housteau was a son of Grant L. and Cherrie Sibbett Housteau. He had two brothers, Paul, who is believed to be deceased, and Donald; and two sisters, Gladys and Dorothy.
He was a sergeant in the Air Force and traveled to the Middle East and other parts of the world. Housteau worked most of his life as a general contractor including work for a government housing agency.
Housteau will be cremated and interred in a plot in Lake Park Cemetery, East Midlothian Boulevard, near his parents' graves.
Anyone who believes they may be a relative of Housteau may contact Lawyer at (239) 533-7934.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Little biographical information is known about the deceased city native.
By DENISE DICK
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
YOUNGSTOWN — Lynn G. Housteau was born July 31, 1912, in the city, and died last month in an assisted living facility in Fort Myers, Fla.
In between he joined the Air Force, worked as a general contractor and married and divorced a woman named Evelyn. He had no children.
Little else is known about the man.
"Everyone says he was a very private person," said Bill Lawyer, who administers the indigent cremation program for Lee County's Department of Human Services in Fort Myers.
Although the costs of his burial likely will be covered from Housteau's assets, the department is looking for any distant relatives.
Bank assets
The bank where Housteau had an account won't divulge the amount that's in it, but Lawyer believes it could be significant.
"I just hate to see money sit in a bank for years and then go to the state," Lawyer said.
The only people entitled to the money are relatives or lineal descendants.
Because Housteau had no children, his siblings would be able to collect the funds. If they also are deceased, their children or grandchildren may be entitled, Lawyer said.
He's already contacted several Housteaus listed in the telephone book but hasn't located any relatives of the deceased.
While Housteau didn't talk much about himself, Lawyer said, he opened up to one nurse at the assisted living facility.
She learned that Housteau was a son of Grant L. and Cherrie Sibbett Housteau. He had two brothers, Paul, who is believed to be deceased, and Donald; and two sisters, Gladys and Dorothy.
He was a sergeant in the Air Force and traveled to the Middle East and other parts of the world. Housteau worked most of his life as a general contractor including work for a government housing agency.
Housteau will be cremated and interred in a plot in Lake Park Cemetery, East Midlothian Boulevard, near his parents' graves.
Anyone who believes they may be a relative of Housteau may contact Lawyer at (239) 533-7934.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Lynn G. Housteau was born July 31, 1912, in the city, and died last month in an assisted living facility in Fort Myers,...
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