CONE, Harold Frederick 1933-2018

CONE, GARBER, WILLIAMS

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 9/2/2018 at 10:07:52

April 3, 1933 - August 30, 2018

MASON CITY, IOWA - Harold Frederick Cone, 85, of Mason City, IA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Country Meadow Place under wonderful Hospice care.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 S. Kentucky, with Rev. Dave Callison and Pastor Tim Moore officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue one hour prior to the church service. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Association. Memorials may be directed to the family of Harold Cone. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com

Harold was born April 3, 1933, to George Edward Cone and Grace Eula (Garber) of Portis, Kansas. He graduated in 1951 from Warsaw High School, Warsaw, Indiana where he met and married the love of his life, Lura Janet Williams. They were married on July 6, 1952, and celebrated the birth of six children along with 60 years of marriage.

Harold was drafted in 1953 and served as an Army Corporal in the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged in April of 1955.

He moved to St. Paul Park, MN in 1955 to begin a 33 year career with Remington Rand/Sperry Univac/Sperry Corporation and Unisys Corporation, serving in several roles until his retirement in 1988 as the Director of Operations, Unisys Corp., Clear Lake, Iowa.

Harold enjoyed woodworking, cooking and spending time with family. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church.

SOURCE: Mason City Globe Gazette, 2 SEP 2018