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Harms, William "Bill" 1918-1995

HARMS, THIEDING, LUNDGREN, PATTERSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 7/6/2008 at 21:18:21

NAME OF DECEASED & AGE: William “Bill” Harms, 76, of LeMars
CAUSE OF DEATH:
DATE of DEATH: Monday, May 8, 1995
PLACE of DEATH: at his home
DATE of BIRTH: July 14, 1918
PLACE of BIRTH: in Tripoli
PARENTS: son of F.H. “Fred” and Anna (Thieding) Harms
SPOUSE & DATE of MARRIAGE: Gladys Lundgren Patterson, July 12, 1963
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: at St.Paul’s Lutheran Church, in Remsen, Iowa
OCCUPATION: He attended Iowa State University for three years before entering the service during World War II. He served in the U.S. Army for 4 ˝ years with the 69th Infantry and was honored with a Bronze Star. After the service, he managed the dry milk plant at Mason City for Sate Brand Creameries for 9 ˝ years. He then worked as a sales representative for CRE-PAC-CO., a food equipment processor and refrigeration company. He also owned and managed the Hobby House in LeMars from 1974 to 1984.
SURVIVORS: include his wife; two step daughters and their husbands; a stepson and his wife; two sisters, Alvina Harms of Olewein and Esther Oakley of Broomfield, Colo.; six step grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
PRECEDED in DEATH by: his parents; two brothers, Albert and Otto Harms; and a sister, Rose Harms.
PLACE of BURIAL: Memorial Cemetery, LeMars, Iowa
NEWSPAPER SOURCE & DATE: The Sioux City Journal

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