Robert “Bob” Hauter, born May 30, 1948, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2024 with his family by his side.

Born to Harold and Helen Hauter on the East Side of Toledo, Bob and his family relocated to Sylvania, Ohio, where he attended Sylvania High School before joining Millwrights and Piledrivers Local Union 1393, founded in part and led by generations of Hauters. Bob worked on many notable projects in the Toledo area, including extensive stints at Jeep and Davis-Besse nuclear power station, while also teaching trade classes to apprentice union members.

Known throughout Toledo for his gregarious, boisterous, and sometimes outrageous personality, Bob wore many hats and touched many local communities, as a Lake Erie Charter Boat captain, a Harley Davidson and Corvette enthusiast (he finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of owning a Corvette last year, and it’s a doozy!), and a substance abuse recovery advocate.

Following retirement, Bob relocated to Point Place, then Odessa, FL, where he settled into being a generous neighbor, great friend, and loving father and grandfather. In his later years, he enjoyed a quiet life of reading, spending time with friends and family, and going insanely deep on barbequing.

Deeply loved by his family, Bob was preceded in death by his father Harold and mother Helen. He is survived by his children Julie Heidelberg (James Heidelberg) and Eric Hauter (Zoe Allerding), brother Gary, sister Diane, grandchildren Aidan, Gabriel, Emma, Kathryn, Pearl, Clark, and Quinn, nephew Michael Savory, and former wives Susan (Hauter) Brzezowiez and Diane (Riley).

A celebration of Bob’s life will be held in Spring of 2025 near his beloved Lake Erie. In place of flowers, please consider donations to the Toledo AA Central Office or the American Heart Association.