Mr. Donald “Don” Harder, age 91, of Marietta, passed away June 7, 2018. He was born July 5, 1926 in Reedsburg Wisconsin. He was a Sargent in the US Army, serving in the 77th Infantry Division June 1944-Aug 1946 where he fought in Guam, Leyte Gulf, The Philippines and Okinawa. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He lived in Reedsburg and Milwaukee, WI and then moved to Marietta in 1978 with Polysius Corp. and lived in Marietta, Woodstock and Canton, GA.
Preceded in death by his wife Margaret (nee O’Connor); his parents, Rudy and Irene (nee Garske); his sister Kathleen and her husband Mark Olsen.
Survived by his sister, Joyce Davis and brother in law Jim Davis; his 6 children, daughters and spouses, RaeAnn Allen, Judy Lynn Harder-Dobson and Rick Dobson, Jennine Duelge and Bill Duelge; and his sons, and spouses, Steve and Kathy (nee McMahon), Tom and Gretchen (nee Arndt), Jim and Donna (nee Duncan); 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday June 12 at 11 AM in the chapel of Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment to follow in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends between the hour of 10 until 11 AM Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.GeorgiaMemorialPark.com