Metamora- Harold C. Fuchs Sr., 88 of 1200 E. Partridge,
Metamora passed away at 10:23 p.m., Monday, December 31,
2012. Private family
funeral services will be held. Pastor Ed Sinclair will officiate.
Burial will
be in Minonk Township Cemetery with military honors. Public
visitation will be
from 5 to 7 Thursday at Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home, Minonk.
Harold was born in
Worth Township, Metamora a son of John and Rosalia Dubois Fuchs.
He married
Hazel E. Bigger on July 9, 1947 at Manchester,IA. She died
February 3, 2003. Survivors include
3 sons, Harold C. (Joyce) Fuchs Jr., Bartonville, John A. (Becky)
Fuchs,
Minonk, and Kenneth E. Fuchs, Marquette Heights; 6 grandchildren,
Chad
(Christa) Fuchs, Peoria, Joe (Stephanie) Fuchs, Minonk, Josh
Fuchs, Benson,
Jeremy (Sheelar Simon) Fuchs, Duluth,MN Jodi Fuchs, Peoria and
Heidi Fuchs,
Marquette Heights; and 8 great grandchildren. He was
preceded
in death by a daughter, great grandson, 4 brothers and 2
sisters. Harold retired
from Caterpillar Tractor Company and later worked for John Bearce
Ford,
Washington. He served in the United States Army during WW
II. He was a member
of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk and the Roanoke
American Legion.
He enjoyed playing cards and was in several dart ball
leagues. Memorial
contributions may be directed to Snyder Village,
Metamora. Online condolences
may be sent to his family at www.ruestmanharrisfuneralhome.com
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