Ft. Worth
Harold James (Jake) Bemrick, 95, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
Funeral: 4pm Saturday, January 21, 2017. Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel and Cemetery.
Jake was born in Clare, Iowa on September 15, 1921, the first of five children born to William and Hazel Bemrick. Jake left Iowa at the onset of WWII to join the US Army Air Corp/US Air Force, proudly serving in the Pacific Theater throughout the war. After the war, Jake remained in the service, retiring after 23 years with the rank of Sr. Master Sargent. Jake then settled with his wife and three kids in Ft. Worth, working for General Dynamics and Bell Helicopter until retiring in 1983. Jake was preceded in death by wife, Katherine Honor Bemrick, sisters Colleen English, Marie Daniels, and Helen Schreiber, and son-in-law Cliff Clayton.
Survivors: Wife, Elwanda Stringer Bemrick, sister Monica Summers, daughter Carol Cameron and husband Mark, daughter Linda Clayton, son Guy Bemrick and wife Laurie, grandchildren Kathy Clayton, Mike Clayton and wife Angela, Tim Cameron, Brandon Bemrick and wife Macie, Erin Peters and husband Jeff, Kirby Bemrick, Sydney Bemrick, five great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews across the country.
