Harold Sparks

Sgt. Sparks went into the Korean Conflict after his first tour of duty in the Army cleaning up Concentration Camps in Germany at the close of WWII. Harold became a Prisoner of War on Nov. 2, 1950 in North Korea in the region of Pyongyang. Harold passed away there about April 30, 1951. Harold grew up in Seattle and went to Ballard High School, graduated from West Seattle High in 1946, and then entered the Army. He is survived by sister Lois Ahrens, nieces Christine Ager, Rene Swayze, Joanne Hansen, nephews Jim Ahrens, Bill Pendleton, Lee Thomas and Brett Pendleton. Visitation services will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 between 10 AM-2 PM at Bleitz Funeral Home, 316 Florentia Street, Seattle, WA. Interment Ceremonies will be held on June 16, 2016 at 2 PM at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th Street, Kent, WA. Anyone who would like to attend these services to honor Harold Sparks is Welcome. Please direct any remembrances to your favorite Veterans Organization.

Arrangements under the direction of Bleitz Funeral Home, Seattle, WA.