Harold R. Nail, age 85 of Marengo, formerly of Ladora, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo. Funeral Services: 10:30 A.M. Monday, December 21, 2009 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Rev. Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio Cemetery, rural Ladora. Friends may call from 4 to 7 P.M. Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Betty of Marengo; two daughters, Sandra Kruse (Terry) of Lone Tree and Lee Ann Haack (Leo) of Williamsburg; eight grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters-in-law, Patsy Nail and Virginia Hunzelman, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Larry in 2006, three brothers, Theron, Ellis and Harley Nail, and two sisters, Meryl Ranfeld and Eulah Mae Goldammer.
Harold Ray Nail was born March 6, 1924 in Barnett, MO, the son of Ira Sylvester Nail and Bessie Dyer Nail. He graduated from Ladora High School and married Betty K. Hunzelman on January 31, 1948 at her parents’ home. The couple owned and operated Nail Trucking and were involved in the agriculture business until their retirement in 1984. Harold and Betty resided on a farm south of Ladora until moving to Marengo in 2006.
Harold was a member of the Ladora Methodist Church, and held many church offices. He was a past member of the Ladora School Board, the Ladora Businessmen, the Ladora Saddle Club and the Ladora Senior Housing. He loved to watch Iowa Hawkeye basketball, attend the Iowa State Fair and especially enjoyed spending time with the grandchildren camping and fishing at their farm pond.
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