Harlan Duane CARLSON

CARLSON, PASKIN, TRIMBLE, ENGH, HALBUR, OMVIG, ABBAS, ELIASON, WEILAND, BONJOUR, LIEKWEG

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/26/2008 at 13:21:28

August 8, 1929 -- April 30, 2004

KANAWHA— Harlan Duane Carlson, 74, of Kanawha passed away Friday, (April 30, 2004) in his home surrounded by the love and support of his family. Funeral services for Harlan Carlson will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Kanawha with Pastor Cindy Morrison officiating. Burial will take place in the Amsterdam Township near Kanawha. Military graveside services will be provided by Kanawha American Legion Severson Post No. 77. Visitation for Harlan Carlson will be held from 5-7 p.m. today at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Kanawha and one hour prior to services at the church.

Harlan, the son of Adolph and Ruth Paskin Carlson was born August 8, 1929, on the family farm west of Kanawha. He was the fourth of ten children. Harlan enlisted in the U.S. Army in August of 1947, and served two years full-time and served in the Reserves. During his time in the Reserves, Harlan moved back to Kanawha where he was employed at the elevator and farmed with his father. Harlan was united in marriage to Jeanne Elaine Trimble of Ventura on November 14, 1954. To this union five children were born. Harlan is survived by his wife, Jeanne, of Kanawha; daughter, Vicki Engh and husband, Monte, of Ankeny and their children, Kari Jeanne Carlson Engh, Jeffrey and Christopher; daughter, Valorie Halbur and husband, Don, of Springfield, Mo., and daughters, Talitha and Tiffany; son, Anthony "Tony" Carlson and wife, Rita, of Britt, and children Ryan, Justin and Lacey; son, Michael Carlson and wife, Mary, of Crane, Mo., and children Isaac and Nehemiah; son, Brent Carlson and wife, Kelly, of Ozark, Mo.; six sisters, Marjorie Omvig of Kanawha, Leona Abbas and husband, Don, of Kanawha, Maxine Eliason and husband, Cecil, of Kanawha, Elaine Weiland of Klemme, Jeannette Bonjour of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Janice Liekweg and husband, Rex, of Rockwell; one brother, Carroll Carlson and wife, Beverly, of Owatonna, Minn., and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Adolph Leo and infant sister. Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, Kanawha