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Obituary for Richard D. "Dozer" Harold

Richard Dean “Dozer” Harold was born November 4, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Freda Harold. He passed away June 13, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Richard was raised in Glenwood, Iowa, by his grandparents, Ora and Carrie (Hodges) Harold. He married Georgia A. Reafleng July 10, 1945 in Glenwood.

He farmed until 1957, he then ran a bulldozer clearing timber, building terraces and dikes and leveling land. The last several years, he ran a maintainer for Arizona Township in Burt County, Nebraska. His nickname was “Dozer Dick”

He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia in 2014, sons, Marvin in 2007 and Gary in 2020, grandparents, mother, and stepfather.

He is survived by daughters, Ann (Richard) Woodcock of Fremont, NE, Merna (Steve) Bowman of Gretna, NE, Val (Jim) Kjeldgaard of Fremont; sons, Roger (Jackie) Harold of Hartington, NE, Ronnie Harold of Craig, NE; 14 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren; sister, Joyce Varnell; brother, Lee Schooler both of Moses Lake, WA.

Upcoming Events

VISITATION and CELEBATION OF LIFE Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Pelan Funeral Services 1103 J Street, Tekamah, Nebraska

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

Find a Grave # 211424081 Tekamah Cemetery