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Harold "Jim" Carlson

4/22/1925 - 7/2/2004


Obituary


Harold Duane "Jim" Carlson, 79, of Kanawha, passed away, Friday, July 2, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City.

Jim, the son of Tom and Charlotte (Johnson) Carlson was born April 22, 1925, near Renwick.  At a young age, his family moved to the family farm south of Denhart, where he attended country school.

Jim joined the Army Air Corp on September 19, 1946, and served his country until his discharge on August 23, 1949.  Following his discharge, Jim returned to the Kanawha area where he farmed with his father and brother.  They later moved to the Cresco area where they farmed for nearly 20 years, returning to Kanawha in 1977.

Jim is survived by his brothers and sisters: Marie Minor of Clarion, Donald R. Carlson and his wife, Marian of Watertown, Wisconsin, Margaret Anderson of Kanawha, Mildred Anderson of North Platte, Nebraska; sisters-in-law Dorothy Carlson of Mason City and Ruby Carlson of Estherville; numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers: Clifford, George, Leonard, Floyd, Clarence "Beaver", and Thomas "Tobe".