Harold E. Davis, 97, was born in Harding County, South Dakota, on April 25th, 1914. He passed away in Rancho Cordova, California, on Aug. 23rd, 2011. His funeral will be on Sept. 9th, at 10:00 a.m. the Bowman Lutheran Church. A familly and friends service will be held at 7:00p.m at the Krebsbach and Kulseth funeral home the evening of Sept. 8th. More details to follow.

Harold Eugene Davis (97) was born on April 25th, 1914, to Fred and Bertha [Lund] Davis on the ranch in Harding County, South Dakota. He was the fourth of six children. Harold attended school in Harding Co. and graduated from Camp Crook High School in 1933. He attended college in Spearfish, SD, graduating in 1938.
He went to Bowman Co., ND, to teach school and while there met Lillian Gausemel. They were married Nov. 22, 1940. He was later drafted during WWII in the United States Army Air Corps serving our country as an aviation mechanic in North Africa. He was home on leave when the war ended.
Harold and Lillian had two children, John [Jack] and Alice. The family lived in Bowman and Harold was in the insurance business and later worked with his partner , Jr. Steig, in the Davis Steig Agency. Lillian passed away Nov. 22, 1966.
Later Harold renewed his friendship with a former high school classmate, Doris Burghduff Clark, and they were married in Dec. 1967. Harold and Doris then moved to Bismarck, ND, where he worked for the Great Central Insurance Co. until his retirement.
In 1988 Harold and Doris moved to Brooks, Oregon. When Doris became ill they moved to Couer d'Alene, ID, so they could be close to her daughter, Reathel Cederbloom and her husband Gerald. After Doris passed away Harold stayed in Idaho and continued to enjoy gardening, fishing, playing cards, reading and staying up to date with current events. He loved to visit family and friends and give a helping hand wherever it was needed. A challenge he enjoyed was playing solitaire on the computer , winning more often than not.
The past few years Harold has been living with his son, Jack and his wife, Susan, in Sacramento, CA. He remained active and regularly flew alone for extended visits with daughter, Alice Bohlman and her husand, Ronald, in Puyallup,WA. In Feb. 2011, Harold moved to the Rancho Cordova Residential Care Facility in California where he resided until his death on August 23rd, 2011.
Harold is survived by his son, Jack [Susan] Davis of Sacramento Ca., and their children, Jessica Davis of San Jose, Ca., Anne Roll [ Travis] of Florence, Or., Emily [Dave] Greenburg, Santa Cruz, CA. and Eliot Burns of Bellingham, WA., daughter., Alice Bohlman [Ron] of Puyallup, WA., and their children, Rachelle Aston of Tacoma,WA, Rebecca [Josh] Van Natta, Seattle, WA., and Ryan [Jaime] Bohlman of Puyallup, WA., two great grandchildren, Lillian Bohlman, and Sigrid Van Natta, one brother, Chester Davis, of Burlington,WI., and Doris's daughters, Reathel [Gerald] Cederbloom, Idaho, Audrey [Jack] Barr, Alaska, special friend, Roberta Koenig, Los Vegas, NV, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents , first wife, Lillian, second wife, Doris, brother, Cyril Davis, sisters, Alice Huff, Laura Carriere, and Iva Skoglund.