Harold R. Carritt, 86, of Omaha, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at the home of his daughter in Omaha.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2011, at Fremont Berean Bible Church in Fremont. Interment will be 2 p.m. Friday at Little Sioux (Iowa) Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the U.S. Navy and the VFW.

Harold R. Carritt was born Aug. 19, 1924, at Soldier, Iowa, to Thomas A. and Martha (Nelson) Carritt. He lived in many areas: Soldier, Little Sioux and Blencoe, Iowa, and Omaha, Fremont, Mead and Blair.

He graduated from Blencoe High School in 1943, then joined the United States Navy in June of 1943, and served as an electrician's mate 3rd class until his honorable discharge in January 1946.

On Aug. 14, 1943, he married Mary Perkins in Blair. After his discharge from the Navy, the couple made their home in various locations where Mr. Carritt was employed in farming, with the railroad, and Douglas Aircraft in California. He last worked as a product tester at Western Electric in Omaha for 22 years until retirement.

Mr. Carritt was a member of Little Sioux United Methodist Church, Fremont Berean Bible Church, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by his children and their spouses, Fred and Marla Carritt of Blair, Bernie and Rhonda Carritt of Wahoo, Rox Ann and A.R. Rodriquez of Corpus Christi, Texas, Dee Ann Konecky of Lincoln, Steve and Darlene Carritt of Milford, Sue Ann and Tom Cich of Omaha and Lori Ann and Dan Roy of Las Vegas, Nev.; 25 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary in December of 1996; and siblings, Wilma Choate, Joe, Tom, Kenneth, Blanche Howard, Ruth Benish and Mariam Hadden; great-granddaughter, Aleana Michel Lindley.

Rush Family Care Services in Onawa, Iowa, are in charge of arrangemets.