Harold H. Albers

Harold H. Albers, age 89, of Boonville, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010, at the Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville. He was born October 23, 1920, in Stover, Missouri, the son of the late Herman C. and Helena Fischer Albers. On June 29, 1947, in Versailles, he was united in marriage to Ella Ruth Lake, who survives of the home. Harold attended Martens Grade School near Stover and attended the Versailles High School for 2 years. In 1939, he graduated from Stover High School. From 1939 to 1940, he attended Diesel Power Engineering School in Kansas City. From there, he worked for Caterpillar in Kansas City until 1942. He was a United States Army veteran having served in WWII and the Korean Conflict from August of 1942 to November of 1945 and from October of 1950 to September of 1951. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant. Harold was manager and half owner of the Versailles Disposal Company from 1947 to 1950. In January of 1950, he went to work at the Missouri Training School for Boys as a Vocational Instructor in Boonville until his retirement in October of 1981. He was baptized and confirmed at the Pyrmont Lutheran Church north of Stover, and was currently a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Boonville. Harold was also a lifetime member of the American Legion and the VFW in Boonville, a lifetime member of the Missouri Retired State Teachers Association. He served as Elder and Mission Representative at the Grace Lutheran Church in Versailles, served as chairman and also vice-chairman of Congregation, and was a Sunday school teacher at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Boonville, and was active in the Lutheran Laymen’s League. In addition to his wife, Ella Ruth, he is survived by his sister, Elda Ruth Koester of Olathe, Kansas; several nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Orva A. Albers. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 30, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Versailles with the Reverend John Roach officiating. Interment will follow in the Beulah Cemetery (located on Old Marvin Road). The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Grace Lutheran Church in Versailles or the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Boonville. Expressions of sympathy may be left online at www.kidwellgarber.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

Harold H. Albers

September 27, 2010

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