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Durr, Harold W.
Harold W. Durr, 86, of Huntington, Ind., formerly of Williamsburg, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, with the Rev. Katie Dawson officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time Tuesday at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo.
Memorials may be contributed to the First United Methodist Church, Marengo.
He is survived by his son, Brian Durr of Fort Wayne, Ind.; his daughter, Debbie Burton and husband Delbert of Huntington, Ind.; three grandchildren, Derek, Dana and Daniel Burton; a brother, Ronald Durr of Solon; and a sister, Helen King of Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Colleen in 2008; two sisters, Arlene Zuber and Eleanor Barnes; and a brother, Russell Durr.
Harold Walter Durr was born June 24, 1923, in Williamsburg, Iowa. He graduated from Williamsburg High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Harold married Colleen E. Houghkirk on May 18, 1951, at the Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. He was a past member of the Iburg-Poulson VFW Post 8797.
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