Obit: Harris, Kenneth W. (1921 - 1980)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Harris, Hardwick, Wachtler, Zien, Anderson, McKenna

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 12/18/1980

Harris, Kenneth W. (5 Mar 1921 – 10 December 1980)

(Note: Birth date from Mentor Cemetery Listing)

Kenneth W. Harris, 59, of Altoona, died December 10, in Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire.

Harris was born in the Humbird area. In 1943, he married Marjorie Hardwick. The Harris couple operated the Harris Dairy in Altoona and an Eau Claire drive-in until retiring in 1978.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kenneth and Wayne, both of Altoona; three daughters, Christine Wachtler of White Bear Lake, Mn., Jane Zien of Medford and Lynn Anderson of Eau Claire; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris, Altoona; a brother, Harold, Eau Claire; and two sisters, Fern of Altoona and Joyce McKenna of Loyal.

Funeral services were held on Friday, December 12, from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eau Claire with burial made in the Town of Mentor Cemetery.