Harold L Horning, 95, Clearwater, Florida

Harold Horning, 95, of Clearwater (formerly of St. Petersburg), passed away December 28, 2011, at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Bowmansville, PA, September 29, 1916, to the late Luella and Paul Horning. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Alton Horning. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Evelyn Horning; his three children and their families: Suzann and Bob Furney and son Rob; Steve and Karen Horning; Sandy and John Bascom and sons Tim and Michael. He is also survived by his sister Anna Mary Wolf, brother Paul Horning and sister-in-law Mildred Horning and many nieces and nephews.

Harold worked at FM Browns feed store until he was drafted into the Army in 1941. He served in Virginia and Florida and was due to be honorably discharged in January before Pearl Harbor occurred. As a result, he served honorably four more years during World War II in the China, Burma, India theater as a staff sergeant in the Army Corp of Engineers building landing strips in India. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945. When he returned home to Pennsylvania, he married his one true love, Evelyn. They were married for 64 1/2 years. While in Pennsylvania, he worked as a butcher and for an auctioneer at Green Dragon. They had three loving children: Suzann, Steve and Sandy. In 1956, they moved to St. Petersburg for their children's health. He joined his father in owning and operating a lawn service business. He would stay in lawn service 30 more years before enjoying retirement. Near the end of his career, he and Evelyn purchased a weekend retreat "Horning Haven" in Arrowhead, near Ocala. They enjoyed many years of relaxing near the Withlacoochee River with their family.

His three children married and he has three grandsons whom he enjoyed immensely. He taught Rob, Tim and Michael so many things including how to fish, bake bread, and make homemade ice cream. He also passed on his love of model trains and railroading. Many of his hobbies included woodworking, fishing and canoeing. In his later years, he and Evelyn moved to Clearwater to retire "by the lake."

He lived his life as an excellent role model and Godly man. His children are very proud to have called him Dad and will miss him greatly. His mind was sharp until the very end. He communicated with his family most of the day. As his immediate family all gathered around him in the afternoon, he took a long look around the room as if to make sure we were all there; and then with a few struggles for breath, he went "home."

Source: http://abcactionnews.tributes.com/show/Harold-L-Horning-93017654

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