Obituary Reads: Gustave A. Hodapp Funeral arrangements for Gustave A.
Hodapp, 68, Dayton contractor, who died Sunday at 11:45 a.m.
at his home, 604 Hodapp Ave were being completed Monday. He had been ill
for five weeks with heart disease, which caused his death. Born in
Harshmanville July 12, 1866, he moved to Versailles with his parents at
the age of five, coming to Dayton in 1885. He entered the contracting
business here a year later. About 1900 he bought East end hill, now
known as Linden Heights, where he built a large number of homes.
Councilman from the Tenth Ward for a number of years, he was also
delegate to two Democratic presential conventions, at San Francisco,
Cal., in 1916, and at Houston, Tex in 1928. He served three terms on the
city appraisal and planning board, in which capacity he was largely
responsible for the building of wider strets and planning for the future
development of Dayton. He aided in the organization of the Market
Savings bank, and for 14 years was president of the Permanent Building
and Loan association. Hodapp was a member of St. Anthony church, Holy
Name society of the church, Knights of Columbus.
From Grandson Marvin: Gus gave all the children a plot of land to build
a house on in Oakwood. He would build them a house for next to nothing
too. Clarence didn't want one. This was his stubborn way.