HARGER, Ernest LeRoy

HARGER, JOHNSON, RAMSEY, ROBERTS, FLEAGLE, SCHULZ, GAGNE, SLEDGE, LOWRY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/5/2014 at 11:38:04

Obituary ~ Ernest LeRoy Harger
August 18, 1910 ~ August 28, 2003

Osceola Sentinel-Tribune
Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa
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Ernest LeRoy Harger, son of LeRoy and Carrie Elizabeth Johnson Harger, was born Aug. 18, 1910, near Grand River in Decatur County and died Aug. 28, 2003, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. He was 93.

He married Genevieve Ramsey Roberts on Dec. 29, 1945, in Troy, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Harger lived most of their married life in Clarke County where they farmed for 26 years before moving to Osceola where Mr. Harger worked for the Clarke County Conservation Board before he retired at 82.

He was a member of the Assembly of God in Osceola.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a sister, Rushia James; five brothers, Herman, Lowell, Orlo, Albert and Luke.

Mr. Harger is survived by two sons, Charles Lee Harger and his wife, Elizabeth Harger, of Des Moines and Rodney M. Harger and his wife, Marilyn Harger, of Osceola; a stepson, Larry Roberts and his wife, Marge Roberts, of Des Moines; a stepdaughter, Sondra Fleagle of Des Moines; eight grandchildren, Rocky Roberts of New Virginia, Becky Schulz of Lakewood, Colo, Brenda Gagne of Ankeny, Steve Fleagle of Cooks, Mich., Mark Fleagle of Des Moines, Stacee Sledge of Bellingham, Wash., Rod Harger of Wilton, Ark. and Ronda Lowry of Osceola; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Verle Harger of Buffalo, Okla; as well as other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Aug. 30 at the Assembly of God in Osceola, Pastor Chuck DeVos of Osceola officiating. Organist was Deloris Smith. Musical selections were Beyond the Sunset and In the Great Triumphant Morning by Deloris Smith and Each Step I Take by Charlie and Rod Harger.

Casket bearers were Dennis Ramsey, Jerry Ramsey, Steve Fleagle, Mark Fleagle, Jimmy Lowry, Orville Harger, Rod Harger and Rocky Roberts. Honorary bearers were Dick Ramsey, Randy La Follette, Terry Grimm, Harold Harger, Doug Ramsey, Stacee Sledge, Bob Collins and Ronda Lowry.

Interment was in the Van Wert Cemetery.

Kale Funeral Homes of Osceola and Truro were in charge of arrangements.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2014