Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

WISE, Harold Marion

Male 1918 - 2004  (86 years)


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  • Name WISE, Harold Marion 
    Born 3 May 1918  Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 May 2004  Akron, Washington County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5158  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father WISE, Arthur Louis,   b. 25 Sep 1881, Silver (Or Orange) City, Mills County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1957, Akron, Washington County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother SCHULTZ, Friederika,   b. 15 Jul 1883, Ute, Monona County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1966, Akron, Washington County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1904  Onowa, Monona County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LUNDQUIST, Iola 
    Married 1 Jun 1941  Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. WISE
     2. WISE
     3. WISE
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ethel 
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F2045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Harold's obituary appeared in the Fort Morgan Times
      Fort Morgan, Colorado
      Date: 5/17/2004

      Harold Wise, Akron, dies Harold Marion Wise, 84, died Wednesday at home in Akron.
      Wise was born May 3, 1920, in Oto, Iowa, to Arthur and Rickie (Schultz) Wise. He attended Oto schools and moved to Akron in 1934 and attended Akron High School. He married Iola Lundquist on June 1, 1941. He owned and operated a gas station and appliance store in Akron.

      In 1942, he went to Hawaii to work on the construction of huge underground oil storage tanks for the Navy. He returned to Colorado in 1943 and joined the Army Air Force. He served with the 15th Air Force and flew 23 missions as a tail gunner in a B-17 bomber. After his discharge in 1945, he returned to Akron and in 1959 went into the lightweight aggregate business, which took him and his family to Arvada, Puerto Rico and Alabama. He and his family returned to Akron in 1968, and he worked for Bill's Carpet and Furniture and the U.S. Postal Service until retiring in 1986.

      He was a charter member of the Akron VFW Post 8064 and served as its first post commander. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Akron Lions Club and the Trinity Lutheran Church.

      Wise is survived by his wife, Iola; his children, Debbie Rodriguez and Maury Wise, both of Akron, and David Wise of Denver; five sisters, Ethel Wise, Edna Barcal, Alice Alexander, Myrtle Egger and Betty Guida; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by three brothers, William, Wayne and Arthur.

      Memorial contributions in Wise's memory may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church.

      Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron with Pastor Andrew Dimit officiating. Interment will follow in the Akron Cemetery with the Akron Veterans Posts performing military rites.

      Brenner Funeral Home of Akron is in charge of the arrangements.