Cecil Walter Harmon, 90, of Plum City passed away in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, June 17, 2011.
Cecil was born on November 2, 1920, to Joseph and Frances (Bauer) Harmon in Arkansaw on Maple Ridge. He graduated from Arkansaw High School in 1938. Cecil married Elizabeth (Betty) Miles on December 26, 1940. Cecil was a man of many talents. He was a farmer in the Maple Ridge and Arkansaw areas; a bridge painter in the area including the old Durand bridge; milk hauler (Arkansaw-Rochester Coop.); tavern owner (Harmon's Bar); a miller (owned and operated the Arkansaw Mill). After his farm auction he worked for Weiser Concrete as a Sales Rep. He then bought the Massey Ferguson dealership in Arkansaw and then moved it to the Grange Hall area.
After selling his business and retiring in 1984, he and Betty built their retirement home in Plum City. They moved in time for the annual family Christmas Eve celebration. Cecil loved life and among his passions were hunting, playing baseball, playing cards with family and friends, snowmobiling, an avid Packer fan. His summers were spent managing two fantasy baseball teams. He loved spending time at his hunting cabin in Barnes. Cecil had the gift of gab as he was very much a people person.
Cecil is survived by his wife, Betty; his children, Judith (Jack) Scholz of Barnes, Marsha (Dave) Schlosser of Durand, Linda (Cal) Schladweiler of Centuria, Nancy (Jim) Helmueller of Pardeeville, Lonnie Harmon of Plum City; son-in-law, John Wiskerchen of Snohomish, WA; 19 granchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dianne (Robert) Marier of Cottage Grove, MN; brother-in-law, Jim Miles of Arkansaw; sister-in-law, Audrey Radle of Huntington Beach, CA.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jacquelyn Wisckerchen; grandson, Bart Schlosser; brothers, Wayne, James, Raymond, Robert, Dennis, Joe Jr. and infant Lewis; sisters, Leona Schmitt, Doris Stroot and Phyllis Bosacker.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Plum City with Rev. Ambrose Blenker officiating. Burial will be in the Arkansaw Memorial Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the Rhiel Funeral Home in Durand.
There will be no visitation at the church on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the donors choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.rhielfuneralhome.com.
Rhiel Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Durand is serving the family.
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Published 19 June 2011
Cecil was born on November 2, 1920, to Joseph and Frances (Bauer) Harmon in Arkansaw on Maple Ridge. He graduated from Arkansaw High School in 1938. Cecil married Elizabeth (Betty) Miles on December 26, 1940. Cecil was a man of many talents. He was a farmer in the Maple Ridge and Arkansaw areas; a bridge painter in the area including the old Durand bridge; milk hauler (Arkansaw-Rochester Coop.); tavern owner (Harmon's Bar); a miller (owned and operated the Arkansaw Mill). After his farm auction he worked for Weiser Concrete as a Sales Rep. He then bought the Massey Ferguson dealership in Arkansaw and then moved it to the Grange Hall area.
After selling his business and retiring in 1984, he and Betty built their retirement home in Plum City. They moved in time for the annual family Christmas Eve celebration. Cecil loved life and among his passions were hunting, playing baseball, playing cards with family and friends, snowmobiling, an avid Packer fan. His summers were spent managing two fantasy baseball teams. He loved spending time at his hunting cabin in Barnes. Cecil had the gift of gab as he was very much a people person.
Cecil is survived by his wife, Betty; his children, Judith (Jack) Scholz of Barnes, Marsha (Dave) Schlosser of Durand, Linda (Cal) Schladweiler of Centuria, Nancy (Jim) Helmueller of Pardeeville, Lonnie Harmon of Plum City; son-in-law, John Wiskerchen of Snohomish, WA; 19 granchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dianne (Robert) Marier of Cottage Grove, MN; brother-in-law, Jim Miles of Arkansaw; sister-in-law, Audrey Radle of Huntington Beach, CA.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jacquelyn Wisckerchen; grandson, Bart Schlosser; brothers, Wayne, James, Raymond, Robert, Dennis, Joe Jr. and infant Lewis; sisters, Leona Schmitt, Doris Stroot and Phyllis Bosacker.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Plum City with Rev. Ambrose Blenker officiating. Burial will be in the Arkansaw Memorial Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the Rhiel Funeral Home in Durand.
There will be no visitation at the church on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the donors choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.rhielfuneralhome.com.
Rhiel Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Durand is serving the family.
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Published 19 June 2011
Cecil Walter Harmon, 90, of Plum City passed away in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, June 17, 2011.
Cecil was born on November 2, 1920, to Joseph and Frances (Bauer) Harmon in Arkansaw on Maple Ridge. He graduated from Arkansaw High School in 1938. Cecil married Elizabeth (Betty) Miles on December 26, 1940. Cecil was a man of many talents. He was a farmer in the Maple Ridge and Arkansaw areas; a bridge painter in the area including the old Durand bridge; milk hauler (Arkansaw-Rochester Coop.); tavern owner (Harmon's Bar); a miller (owned and operated the Arkansaw Mill). After his farm auction he worked for Weiser Concrete as a Sales Rep. He then bought the Massey Ferguson dealership in Arkansaw and then moved it to the Grange Hall area.
After selling his business and retiring in 1984, he and Betty built their retirement home in Plum City. They moved in time for the annual family Christmas Eve celebration. Cecil loved life and among his passions were hunting, playing baseball, playing cards with family and friends, snowmobiling, an avid Packer fan. His summers were spent managing two fantasy baseball teams. He loved spending time at his hunting cabin in Barnes. Cecil had the gift of gab as he was very much a people person.
Cecil is survived by his wife, Betty; his children, Judith (Jack) Scholz of Barnes, Marsha (Dave) Schlosser of Durand, Linda (Cal) Schladweiler of Centuria, Nancy (Jim) Helmueller of Pardeeville, Lonnie Harmon of Plum City; son-in-law, John Wiskerchen of Snohomish, WA; 19 granchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dianne (Robert) Marier of Cottage Grove, MN; brother-in-law, Jim Miles of Arkansaw; sister-in-law, Audrey Radle of Huntington Beach, CA.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jacquelyn Wisckerchen; grandson, Bart Schlosser; brothers, Wayne, James, Raymond, Robert, Dennis, Joe Jr. and infant Lewis; sisters, Leona Schmitt, Doris Stroot and Phyllis Bosacker.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Plum City with Rev. Ambrose Blenker officiating. Burial will be in the Arkansaw Memorial Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the Rhiel Funeral Home in Durand.
There will be no visitation at the church on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the donors choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.rhielfuneralhome.com.
Rhiel Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Durand is serving the family.
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Published 19 June 2011
Cecil was born on November 2, 1920, to Joseph and Frances (Bauer) Harmon in Arkansaw on Maple Ridge. He graduated from Arkansaw High School in 1938. Cecil married Elizabeth (Betty) Miles on December 26, 1940. Cecil was a man of many talents. He was a farmer in the Maple Ridge and Arkansaw areas; a bridge painter in the area including the old Durand bridge; milk hauler (Arkansaw-Rochester Coop.); tavern owner (Harmon's Bar); a miller (owned and operated the Arkansaw Mill). After his farm auction he worked for Weiser Concrete as a Sales Rep. He then bought the Massey Ferguson dealership in Arkansaw and then moved it to the Grange Hall area.
After selling his business and retiring in 1984, he and Betty built their retirement home in Plum City. They moved in time for the annual family Christmas Eve celebration. Cecil loved life and among his passions were hunting, playing baseball, playing cards with family and friends, snowmobiling, an avid Packer fan. His summers were spent managing two fantasy baseball teams. He loved spending time at his hunting cabin in Barnes. Cecil had the gift of gab as he was very much a people person.
Cecil is survived by his wife, Betty; his children, Judith (Jack) Scholz of Barnes, Marsha (Dave) Schlosser of Durand, Linda (Cal) Schladweiler of Centuria, Nancy (Jim) Helmueller of Pardeeville, Lonnie Harmon of Plum City; son-in-law, John Wiskerchen of Snohomish, WA; 19 granchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dianne (Robert) Marier of Cottage Grove, MN; brother-in-law, Jim Miles of Arkansaw; sister-in-law, Audrey Radle of Huntington Beach, CA.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jacquelyn Wisckerchen; grandson, Bart Schlosser; brothers, Wayne, James, Raymond, Robert, Dennis, Joe Jr. and infant Lewis; sisters, Leona Schmitt, Doris Stroot and Phyllis Bosacker.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Plum City with Rev. Ambrose Blenker officiating. Burial will be in the Arkansaw Memorial Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the Rhiel Funeral Home in Durand.
There will be no visitation at the church on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the donors choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.rhielfuneralhome.com.
Rhiel Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Durand is serving the family.
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Published 19 June 2011
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