Harry H. Gardner

Harry H. Gardner, 87, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, February 6, 2012. Born near Tippecanoe, Ohio on March 27, 1924, he was a son of the late Luther Oliver and Ethel Gracie (Swaim) Gardner.

Harry was a graduate of Uhrichsville High School in the class of 1942 before proudly serving his country in the U.S. Army’s 627th Quartermaster Corp in the South Pacific Theater during World War II. Upon returning home from the war, Harry lived in Canton where he worked for Hercules Motors until 1958. He has been a resident of Gnadenhutten since 1959 and retired from Alsco in 1986 after twenty-eight years of employment. Harry was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather who cherished the time that he spent with his children and grandchildren. He was Methodist by faith. He will be remembered by many for his elaborate wood carvings which was his hobby for over twenty years. He also enjoyed going to the dog track and playing pinochle in his spare time and, in his younger years, loved to hunt and fish.

Harry is survived by a daughter, Kathleen McRobie of Gnadenhutten; a son, Edward Gardner of Gnadenhutten; grandchildren, Jason McRobie of New Philadelphia and Carrie Nedele and her husband, Adam, of New Philadelphia; a great grandson, Lucas Nedele of New Philadelphia; a brother, Jacob Gardner of Gilmore; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Hazel Jean (Thompson) Gardner whom he married on July 1, 1950; his second wife, Ruth Georgie (Ferguson) Gardner whom he married on September 21, 1973; and his brother, Lloyd Gardner.

Services for Harry, officiated by Rev. Harry Milligan, will be held at 11am on Friday, February 10, at the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Interment will follow in Gnadenhutten-Clay Union Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc.
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