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Stager, Harold H.
Harold H. Stager, 87, formerly of Iowa City, died peacefully Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at English Valley Care Center in North English.Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, with the Rev. Gail Mitchell officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be at Stanwood Cemetery in Stanwood. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Harold was born Nov. 29, 1924, in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Washington, D.C. Harold joined the U.S. Navy when he was 17. He served in the South Pacific for 16 months. Harold was a disabled veteran with six battle stars. Following the war he returned to school and moved to Iowa in 1950 where he attended the University of Iowa.
He married Beverly Burgess in 1950. They had two children from their union, Max and Janet. Beverly died in 1985. In 1987, Harold married Sally Wolfe. Sally died in December 2011.
Harold was employed at the University of Iowa Power Plant and Electric Shop for over 36 years, retiring in 1986.
Harold served as president of the Iowa City Federation of Labor and held offices with the Local AFSCME12. He was a co-chair for two different precincts in the Democratic Party for many years and was an original board member of the Johnson County Heritage Trust. He served on the Johnson County Compensation Board and the Senior Center Commission. At the Senior Center Harold served on the Council of Elders and volunteered as a greeter and was active with AARP. He initiated a program called Soap-Box Sound-Off.
Harold liked to read, especially books on history and political science. His memberships include the American Legion, Eagles, Kiwanis, Elks, Disabled American Veterans and the Smithsonian Institution.
In 2002, Harold and Sally moved to Florida. Following Sally's death in 2011, he returned to Iowa to be near his daughter and her family.
Harold is survived by his son, Max Stager and his fiancee, Angela. of Colorado Springs, Colo.; his daughter, Janet (Bob) Donohoe of Parnell; eight grandchildren, Amanda, Nathan, Corey (Keith), Kelly (Sean), Zack, Mick, Kaylee and Elizabeth; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Allen and Alice (Hardee) Stager; his wives, Beverly and Sally; and a brother and sister.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Online condolences may be directed to www.lensing
funeral.com
Published June 22, 2012 in The Gazette
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