Harlow Dean Dover died October 13, 2021. He was born in Stanton County Nebraska, September 2, 1932 to Harlow and Evelyn (Gerling) Dover. He graduated from Madison High School in 1950 and lived in the Madison, Nebraska area until joining the Navy in 1952 during the Korean conflict. On March 6, 1955 he married Anita Maurer in Honolulu, Hawaii. After discharge from the Navy, he attended Norfolk Junior College and Wayne State Teachers College earning both his Bachelors and Masters degrees there.
He taught Industrial Arts for 35 years in the Lincoln Public Schools system. Upon retirement in 1994, he was the last of the initial staff at Pound Junior High.
He joined the Lutheran Church in 1962 and was a member of Christ Lutheran until his death.
A regular Community Blood Bank donor, his goal was 25 gallons but only got to a little over 18 gallons because of medication restrictions. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, wood crafts and was an avid gardener having fun giving the produce away. He was an honest no-nonsense person, who could fix almost everything. Above all else home is where he wanted to be.
Preceded in death by his parents, step-parents, sisters Doris Vig and Gloria Uphoff.
Survived by wife Anita, son Kevin (Amy), daughter Kyle, grandsons Nathan and Zachary, step-grandson Jason Mikeska, half-brother James, nieces and nephews, friends and many former students.
Services will be held Saturday October 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 4325 Sumner Street, with burial at 2:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery, Madison, Nebraska. Masks required.
Memorials to Comfort Dog program at Christ Lutheran, Lincoln Food Bank or donor’s choice.
Condolences to lincolnfh.com
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