HAROLD W. MASON

BLOOMFIELD.  HAROLD W. MASON, age 97 of Bloomfield died January 29, 2007 at the Davis County Hospital Long Term Care in Bloomfield.  He was born September 12, 1909 in Macomb, Illinois to William W. and Buelah Murphy Mason.  He married Hulda Irene Jordan  July 14, 1935 in Kahoka, Missouri.  She preceded him in death  July 22, 2002.  He had worked for John Deere in Ottumwa, retiring in 1969 and had been a resident of Davis County since 1991.  He was a member of John Calvin Presbyterian Church in Apache Junction, Arizona, serving as an elder and deacon.  He served on the Seneca Board and received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts and the Governors Volunteer Award.

He is survived by a daughter  Dolores “Dee” (Don) Altheide of Bloomfield, Iowa; 5 grandchildren  Shelley (Randy) Mitzelfelt of New Virginia, Iowa,  Luann (Mark) Head of Chillicothe, Missouri,  Ed (Lori) Altheide of Bloomfield, Iowa,  Jeff (JoAnn) Altheide of Pulaski, Iowa and Steve (Sheila) of Lancaster, Missouri;  12 great grandchildren  Ian, Ethan, Eryn and A.J. Mitzelfelt; Luke and Mason Altheide; Amber (Carlo) Damazo;  Caleb and Hannah Altheide and Travis, Shannon and Tiffany Altheide;  2 great great  grandchildren  Dylan Altheide and Niya Damazo;  a half sister  Judy Snyder of Canton, Illinois; 3 step sisters  Betty Anderson,  Marion Briggs and Carol Horrell and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents;  wife, a sister  Doris Lindsay and a brother  Richard Mason.