Mildred O. Harrold

December 19, 1919 - October 9, 2017

Mildred O. Harrold, 97, of Akron, Indiana passed at 11:00 pm, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 at her residence. She was born on Dec. 19, 1919 in Kosciusko County, Indiana to Oren and Grace (Cook) Craig. She was united in marriage on Nov. 26, 1942 in the residence she had lived in most of her life to Dorris L. Harrold who preceded on June 9, 2009. She taught school thirty-three years in the Franklin, Beaver Dam, and Warsaw School System. Mildred graduated from Beaver Dam High School and Manchester College. She received a teaching degree with a life license in two years. She was a member of the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church for over 65 years. She was a life member of the American Angus Auxiliary and sewed for the Ways and Means for the Indiana Angus Auxiliary for twenty years. She and Dorris were Kosciusko County 4-H leaders for 18 years. Survivors and place of residence: Son: Richard and wife Vicki Harrold – Akron, Ind. Daughter: Sharon and husband Dr. Richard Sommers- Silver Lake, Ind. Grandchildren: Jill and Dan Harker – Hope, Ind. Janelle and husband Brian Deatsman – Leesburg, Ind. Jason and Tonia Harrold – North Manchester, Ind. Great Grandchildren: Luke and Chase Harker, Collin and Landon Deatsman, and Noah, Madelyn, and Sophia Harrold Preceded in Death By: Parents - Oren and Grace Craig Husband - Dorris Harrold Sister: Susie Riley Brothers: George Craig and William P. Craig Time and Date of Services: 10:30 am, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 with visitation one hour prior to the service Place of Services: Hartzler Funeral Home 305 West Rochester Street Akron, Indiana Minister: Pastors Evelyn Haney Place of Burial: Akron Cemetery, Akron, Indiana Visitation Hours: 4 pm to 7 pm, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at Hartzler Funeral Home Akron, Ind. Memorial Contributions to: Kosciusko Community Foundation, Camp We Can, and Kosciusko County Hospice