Harold J. Halvarson
July 10, 1914 - May 29, 2011
Obituary
Harold Halvarson, 96, calmly passed away May 29, 2011 in his sleep. He was born in Cherry Grove, OR, July 1, 1914 to John and Hulda Halvarson. They moved to Highpoint, WA when he was a year old and he grew up in that small community. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1932 before attending business college in Seattle. Harold married Alma Excell June 4, 1938 and was happily married for over 58 yrs, living in Ballard until Alma passed away in Dec 1996. They had one son, Ron, who lives in Kirkland. Harold and Alma started their married life at Bethel Temple in downtown Seattle. He was soon called to Philadelphia Church to be their song leader in 1940 and continued there for 40 yrs. While there he also spent some time directing the choir and orchestra and served as the church Treasurer for 12 yrs. Harold worked at the Sagstad Shipyards during World War II. After the war he became office manager and part owner of Bank & Office Interiors for about 30 yrs. He then went to the wholesale side of the business, working for Wholesale Office Equipment and H & W Distributors until he retired at 62 yrs of age. In retirement, he and Alma spent the winter months from October to April in Mesa, Arizona for nearly 20 yrs. They enjoyed their time there, together with many other friends from the Seattle area, golfing, playing shuffleboard, having great times of fellowship and serving together in a local church. Harold enjoyed cars and would always be looking in the newspaper and on car lots to see if he should make a change, which he frequently did. In 1998, he married Adeline Midstokke, who had lost her husband years earlier and was a family friend of his and Alma’s. They lived in the Shoreline area for over 10 yrs and enjoyed traveling together in their sunset years. They moved to Merrill Gardens Northgate Plaza in 2009. He spent the last 4 months at a wonderful Adult Family Home, Martha Lake View. Harold is survived by his wife, Adeline; his son, Ron; his granddaughter, Diane West; and his new twin great grand babies, Charlie and Kaitlin. He lived a full and satisfying life, always maintaining a steady personality and having a positive outlook in any situation. He is now enjoying many of his family and friends in heaven and especially his Savior, Jesus Christ. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen-Washelli at 1:00pm on Wednesday, June 8th. Memorials may be sent to Romania Outreach Ministries, PO Box 28426, San Jose, CA, 95159.