Harold Everett BARD

BARD, KNUTSON, CRAN, MRAZEK

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/27/2017 at 16:21:32

May 21, 1927 --- October 6, 2005

Harold E. Bard, 78, of Eagle Grove, died Thursday, October 6, 2005, at the Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services were held at 2 p.rn., on Monday, October 10, 2005, at the Eagle Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Paul Stone officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

Harold Everett Bard was born May 21, 1927, in Eagle Grove, Iowa, the son of Herbert R. and Matilda (Knutson) Bard. He was raised and educated in the area of his birth, graduating from Eagle Grove High School and also attended Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Harold served in the United States Army from April of 1946 until May of 1947. On August 25, 1956, he married Janet Cran at Duluth, Minnesota. He lived in Eagle Grove his entire life and was a conductor for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad for 41 years, retiring in 1989. After retiring, Harold worked as a consultant for Yaeger, Jungbauer, and Barczak Law Firm in Minneapolis. He was a lifetime member of the Eagle Grove Evangelical Church and the American Legion. He loved camping and fishing with his family. Harold was an Eagle Grove High School wresting state champion in 1945.

He is survived by his wife, Janet Bard, of Eagle Grove; five children: Craig Bard and his wife, Diane, of Eagle Grove; Randy Bard of Eagle Grove; Cheryl Bard of Eagle Grove; Diane Mrazek and her husband, Tony, of Grimes, and Brian Bard, of Northridge, Calif.; seven grandchildren: Joshua, Stephanie, Lindsay, Amber, Thomas, Megan, and Andrew; a brother, Stanley Bard and his wife, Paulette, of Lincoln, Neb.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herb and Tillie Bard, three brothers: Merle, Dick, and Donald; and a sister, Millie.

EAGLE GROVE EAGLE -- Iowa
October 26, 2005

Source -- Paul Wilde