Harold Lee Vice, 78, of rural Frankfort, IN, passed away on July 20, 2021, doing what he loved – tending to his farm. Harold, or as some knew him as "Hal", was born on October 25, 1942 to James R. Vice and Bonnie Belle (Bogan) in Lafayette, IN.
Harold grew up in Mulberry, IN, graduating from Mulberry High School in 1960. He received his Telegraphy certificate from Iowa Institute of Telegraphy in 1961. He worked as a Station Agent for Nickel Plate Railroad and for Alcoa in Lafayette, IN until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 1964.
On June 19, 1966, Harold married Suzanne King in Mulberry, IN. He left the USAF in 1969 to study at IU Bloomington achieving a B.S. in Business in 1970. While at IU, his daughter was born. Harold re-enlisted in the USAF, and shortly thereafter, he was accepted into Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. While stationed in Cheyenne, WY, his son was born. In 1977, while working in the missile silo, Harold earned his MA in Transportation Management from Northern Colorado University. Throughout his 28 years of service to his country, his duty stations included Hawaii, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming, Mississippi, Texas, Iceland, Canada (where he learned to play and enjoyed being on a curling team) and Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. Harold retired in 1994 as a Lt. Colonel from Grissom AFB, IN where he transitioned active USAF operations to the Reserve Unit.
Prior to his retirement and return to Mulberry in 1994, Harold purchased land along the Kilmore creek starting his legacy for his children – his beloved Colonel's Cove Tree Farm. In 2016, the house he spent 13 years building was finally ready to be occupied. While working his beloved tree farm he enjoyed tending to his bees, processing honey and growing shiitake mushrooms.
During his retirement, Harold was involved in the local community. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 11, Disabled Veterans of America, Camp Cullum, and Wildcat Conservation Club. He was a member of Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association, Bee Keepers of Indiana, Walnut Council, Community Foundation (Mulberry Scholarship Foundation), Mulberry Alumni Association, Air Force Association, USAA, and a 50-year member of the Mulberry Masonic Lodge 618. Harold was a past member of Mulberry Town Council, Community Club, Leadership Lafayette - Class 15 and Boy Scouts of America (Scout Master).
He is survived by his wife; daughter; son; one uncle; one sister; two brother-in-laws; two grandchildren: two great-grandchildren; stepfather, Jack Benge; three stepsiblings; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his father; mother; stepmother, Alice Vice; three sisters - Colette Delph, Marilyn Galvin and Jill Padgett; and stepbrother, Lynn Payne.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Genda Funeral Home, 204 N. Glick Street, Mulberry, IN. Calling hours are from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM with the Masonic and faith-based services starting at 1:00 PM, followed by a procession to Fair Haven Cemetery, 8518 W. Co Road 550 N, Mulberry, IN.
Harold grew up in Mulberry, IN, graduating from Mulberry High School in 1960. He received his Telegraphy certificate from Iowa Institute of Telegraphy in 1961. He worked as a Station Agent for Nickel Plate Railroad and for Alcoa in Lafayette, IN until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 1964.
On June 19, 1966, Harold married Suzanne King in Mulberry, IN. He left the USAF in 1969 to study at IU Bloomington achieving a B.S. in Business in 1970. While at IU, his daughter was born. Harold re-enlisted in the USAF, and shortly thereafter, he was accepted into Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. While stationed in Cheyenne, WY, his son was born. In 1977, while working in the missile silo, Harold earned his MA in Transportation Management from Northern Colorado University. Throughout his 28 years of service to his country, his duty stations included Hawaii, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming, Mississippi, Texas, Iceland, Canada (where he learned to play and enjoyed being on a curling team) and Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. Harold retired in 1994 as a Lt. Colonel from Grissom AFB, IN where he transitioned active USAF operations to the Reserve Unit.
Prior to his retirement and return to Mulberry in 1994, Harold purchased land along the Kilmore creek starting his legacy for his children – his beloved Colonel's Cove Tree Farm. In 2016, the house he spent 13 years building was finally ready to be occupied. While working his beloved tree farm he enjoyed tending to his bees, processing honey and growing shiitake mushrooms.
During his retirement, Harold was involved in the local community. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 11, Disabled Veterans of America, Camp Cullum, and Wildcat Conservation Club. He was a member of Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association, Bee Keepers of Indiana, Walnut Council, Community Foundation (Mulberry Scholarship Foundation), Mulberry Alumni Association, Air Force Association, USAA, and a 50-year member of the Mulberry Masonic Lodge 618. Harold was a past member of Mulberry Town Council, Community Club, Leadership Lafayette - Class 15 and Boy Scouts of America (Scout Master).
He is survived by his wife; daughter; son; one uncle; one sister; two brother-in-laws; two grandchildren: two great-grandchildren; stepfather, Jack Benge; three stepsiblings; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his father; mother; stepmother, Alice Vice; three sisters - Colette Delph, Marilyn Galvin and Jill Padgett; and stepbrother, Lynn Payne.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Genda Funeral Home, 204 N. Glick Street, Mulberry, IN. Calling hours are from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM with the Masonic and faith-based services starting at 1:00 PM, followed by a procession to Fair Haven Cemetery, 8518 W. Co Road 550 N, Mulberry, IN.
Harold Lee Vice, 78, of rural Frankfort, IN, passed away on July 20, 2021, doing what he loved – tending to his farm. Harold, or as some knew him as "Hal", was born on October 25, 1942 to James R. Vice and Bonnie Belle (Bogan) in Lafayette, IN.
Harold grew up in Mulberry, IN, graduating from Mulberry High School in 1960. He received his Telegraphy certificate from Iowa Institute of Telegraphy in 1961. He worked as a Station Agent for Nickel Plate Railroad and for Alcoa in Lafayette, IN until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 1964.
On June 19, 1966, Harold married Suzanne King in Mulberry, IN. He left the USAF in 1969 to study at IU Bloomington achieving a B.S. in Business in 1970. While at IU, his daughter was born. Harold re-enlisted in the USAF, and shortly thereafter, he was accepted into Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. While stationed in Cheyenne, WY, his son was born. In 1977, while working in the missile silo, Harold earned his MA in Transportation Management from Northern Colorado University. Throughout his 28 years of service to his country, his duty stations included Hawaii, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming, Mississippi, Texas, Iceland, Canada (where he learned to play and enjoyed being on a curling team) and Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. Harold retired in 1994 as a Lt. Colonel from Grissom AFB, IN where he transitioned active USAF operations to the Reserve Unit.
Prior to his retirement and return to Mulberry in 1994, Harold purchased land along the Kilmore creek starting his legacy for his children – his beloved Colonel's Cove Tree Farm. In 2016, the house he spent 13 years building was finally ready to be occupied. While working his beloved tree farm he enjoyed tending to his bees, processing honey and growing shiitake mushrooms.
During his retirement, Harold was involved in the local community. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 11, Disabled Veterans of America, Camp Cullum, and Wildcat Conservation Club. He was a member of Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association, Bee Keepers of Indiana, Walnut Council, Community Foundation (Mulberry Scholarship Foundation), Mulberry Alumni Association, Air Force Association, USAA, and a 50-year member of the Mulberry Masonic Lodge 618. Harold was a past member of Mulberry Town Council, Community Club, Leadership Lafayette - Class 15 and Boy Scouts of America (Scout Master).
He is survived by his wife; daughter; son; one uncle; one sister; two brother-in-laws; two grandchildren: two great-grandchildren; stepfather, Jack Benge; three stepsiblings; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his father; mother; stepmother, Alice Vice; three sisters - Colette Delph, Marilyn Galvin and Jill Padgett; and stepbrother, Lynn Payne.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Genda Funeral Home, 204 N. Glick Street, Mulberry, IN. Calling hours are from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM with the Masonic and faith-based services starting at 1:00 PM, followed by a procession to Fair Haven Cemetery, 8518 W. Co Road 550 N, Mulberry, IN.
Harold grew up in Mulberry, IN, graduating from Mulberry High School in 1960. He received his Telegraphy certificate from Iowa Institute of Telegraphy in 1961. He worked as a Station Agent for Nickel Plate Railroad and for Alcoa in Lafayette, IN until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 1964.
On June 19, 1966, Harold married Suzanne King in Mulberry, IN. He left the USAF in 1969 to study at IU Bloomington achieving a B.S. in Business in 1970. While at IU, his daughter was born. Harold re-enlisted in the USAF, and shortly thereafter, he was accepted into Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. While stationed in Cheyenne, WY, his son was born. In 1977, while working in the missile silo, Harold earned his MA in Transportation Management from Northern Colorado University. Throughout his 28 years of service to his country, his duty stations included Hawaii, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming, Mississippi, Texas, Iceland, Canada (where he learned to play and enjoyed being on a curling team) and Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. Harold retired in 1994 as a Lt. Colonel from Grissom AFB, IN where he transitioned active USAF operations to the Reserve Unit.
Prior to his retirement and return to Mulberry in 1994, Harold purchased land along the Kilmore creek starting his legacy for his children – his beloved Colonel's Cove Tree Farm. In 2016, the house he spent 13 years building was finally ready to be occupied. While working his beloved tree farm he enjoyed tending to his bees, processing honey and growing shiitake mushrooms.
During his retirement, Harold was involved in the local community. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 11, Disabled Veterans of America, Camp Cullum, and Wildcat Conservation Club. He was a member of Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association, Bee Keepers of Indiana, Walnut Council, Community Foundation (Mulberry Scholarship Foundation), Mulberry Alumni Association, Air Force Association, USAA, and a 50-year member of the Mulberry Masonic Lodge 618. Harold was a past member of Mulberry Town Council, Community Club, Leadership Lafayette - Class 15 and Boy Scouts of America (Scout Master).
He is survived by his wife; daughter; son; one uncle; one sister; two brother-in-laws; two grandchildren: two great-grandchildren; stepfather, Jack Benge; three stepsiblings; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his father; mother; stepmother, Alice Vice; three sisters - Colette Delph, Marilyn Galvin and Jill Padgett; and stepbrother, Lynn Payne.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Genda Funeral Home, 204 N. Glick Street, Mulberry, IN. Calling hours are from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM with the Masonic and faith-based services starting at 1:00 PM, followed by a procession to Fair Haven Cemetery, 8518 W. Co Road 550 N, Mulberry, IN.
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