Residence: Angola (formerly of Reynolds), Indiana
Died: Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Location: 2:05 p.m., at the Cameron Woods Assisted Living of Angola, with his family by his side.
 
 
Age: 98
Date of Birth: Sunday, October 14, 1917
Birth place: Flint, Michigan

Branch: Navy

Service: World War II
Father: Virgil Brooke Dodge
 
Mother: Clara Marie ( Schroeder ) Dodge
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in:
Funeral Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Funeral Location: 12:00 (noon), Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at the St. James Lutheran Church, 110 N. Kenton Street, Reynolds, Indiana 47980.
Clergy: Rev. Charles Blakey of the St. James Lutheran Church of Reynolds, Indiana
Burial will take place:
St. James Lutheran Cemetery in rural Reynolds, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 (noon), Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at the St. James Lutheran Church, 110 N. Kenton Street, Reynolds, Indiana, 47980.
Biographical Information:
Harold came to Reynolds, Indiana, in 1920 to live with his grandparents, Fred and Gusta (Buss) Schroeder. He was a 1935 graduate of Reynolds High School of Reynolds, Indiana, and later a graduate of the School of Banking, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Harold was a career banker at the Bank of Reynolds of Reynolds, Indiana, where he served beginning as a Teller in 1935 and concluding as President and Chairman of the Board at the time of his retirement at the end of 1979. He was active in many local and community organizations during that time. Harold served in the United States Navy as an Aviation Ordnance 1C in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After his honorable discharge under the point system, he returned to the bank. He was an active member of the St. James Lutheran Church of Reynolds, Indiana, of which he was a member following his transfer there at the age of 3, he also had attended the Peach Lutheran Church in Fremont, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the St. James Lutheran Cemetery in rural Reynolds, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the St. James Lutheran Church of Reynolds, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Marriage Information: On October 10, 1939, in South Bend, Indiana, he married Sylvia Elizabeth Koebcke; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Sylvia Elizabeth Dodge of Angola, Indiana; Children, Cary B. (Cheryl) Dodge of Lebanon, Indiana, Harley J. (Sharon) Dodge of Angola, Indiana, and Sandra Sue (Max) Chamberlain of Melbourne, Florida; Six (6) Grandchildren, Brian (Lisa) Dodge, Chanda (Shelby) Puckett, Amy (Glen) Kelley, Christa Dodge, Chad (Kristy) Dodge, and Mark (Yulia) Chamberlain; Six (6) Great Grandchildren; Sister-in-law, M. Charlene Bowen of Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Virgil Brooke and Clara Marie (Schroeder) Dodge; Sister,Arlene Dollick;Half - Brother, Robert H. "Bob" Bowen
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.