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Evans, Harold L.
He was a member of Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post #57 of Vinton.
On April 6, 1947 he was united in marriage to Joan Goodell at Vinton.
From 1946 to 1973 he owned Modern Cleaners in Vinton and then served as a custodian for the Vinton School District, and later as a substitute mail carrier and a school bus driver.
Harold was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton and will be remembered as a favorite soloist at his congregation.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, his daughter, Wendy (Dennis) Haefner, and his son, Mike (Tammie) Evans, all of Vinton; his grandchildren, Michael Johnson and Dan Johnson of Vinton, Erin (Travis) Kramer of Cedar Rapids, Jennifer (Brian) Fulgham of Wichita, Kan., and Michelle (Adam) Stephenson of Osceola, Iowa; his great-grandchildren, Kylee Kramer, Ethan Fulgham, and Aspen Stephenson; and four nephews and one niece.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
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Published June 12, 2012 in The Gazette
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