Harold E. Wilhelm 1
- Born: 16 Jan 1928, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA
- Marriage (1): Ruth Joan Rink in 1955
- Marriage (2): Carole Louise Leas on 13 Jul 1978 in Ashley, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA
- Died: 24 Feb 2021, Auburn, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA at age 93
General Notes:
Obituary
Harold E. Wilhelm, 93, of Waterloo, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at TrueCare in Auburn, Indiana.
He was born on Jan. 16, 1928, in DeKalb County, Indiana, to Edward and Edith (Bard) Wilhelm.
Harold was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, serving from 1952-1954, during the Korean War.
Harold married Joan Rink in 1955, and she passed away in 1970.
He later married Carole L. Leas in 1978, and she passed away in 2018.
He was a Grant Township and Smithfield Township farmer for 18 years. He also was co-owner of Wilhelm Gravel Company since 1965.
Harold was a member of Auburn Church of Christ.
He was a member of Cedar Creek Engine Tractor Club, Northeast Indiana Steam and Gas Club, Noble County Tractor Club and Steuben County Tractor Club.
Surviving are three sons and their spouses, Herschel and Susan Wilhelm, of Waterloo, Thomas and Teresa Wilhelm, of Garrett and Jeffery and Tracy Wilhelm, of Waterloo; stepdaughter and her husband, Kim and Terry Nusbaum, of Hudson; two stepsons, Kris Myers, of Ashley and Kirk Myers, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a brother and sister-in-law, John and Jane Wilhelm, of Kendallville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Joan Wilhelm; second wife, Carole Wilhelm; brother, Wayne Wilhelm; sister-in-law, Wilma Wilhelm; and a great-grandson, Ethan Richard.
Services will be at noon on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at Auburn Church of Christ, 208 W. 18th St., Auburn.
Travis Fox will be officiating.
There will be a private family burial at Waterloo Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Dal's Big Hands Big Heart Inc., 0032 C.R. 8, Corunna, Indiana, or to Auburn Church of Christ, 208 W. 18th St., Auburn, Indiana. 2
Noted events in his life were:
• Resided: U.S. Census, 1930, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
• Military: United States Marine Corp, 1952-1954, Korea. 3
Harold married Ruth Joan Rink, daughter of James Sylvester Rink and Georgia May, in 1955. (Ruth Joan Rink was born on 10 May 1929 in Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana, USA 4 and died on 18 Oct 1970 in Auburn, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA 4.)
Harold next married Carole Louise Leas, daughter of Norman Eugene Leas and Thelma Beatrice Westbrook, on 13 Jul 1978 in Ashley, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA. (Carole Louise Leas was born on 7 Dec 1936 in Ashley, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA and died on 17 Oct 2018 in Orchard Pointe Health, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, USA.)
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