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HAROLD GENE WICHERS

Prosser Funeral Home

Harold Gene Wichers, age 87, entered into rest on April 17, 2011, in Prosser. He was born Jean Harrold Wichers, on October 27, 1923 to H. J. and Adrianna (Jenny) Wichers at home in Downs, Kansas. In 1982, he had his name changed to Harold Gene Wichers. The family lived in Iowa for a short while, returned to Kansas and then moved to Washington, stopping three months in Idaho in 1937 during the Dust Bowl days. They lived east of Granger and Grandview where his dad farmed. He had a little schooling in Kansas and Granger.

In 1950, he married Anna Marie Smith in Lynden, Washington, and they had five children.

Harold had general labor jobs, four times at Hanford and he retired from there in 1988. He worked six years for the city of Prosser in the parks. He started the River Park, taking it out of weeds and started the lawn. He was a volunteer fireman for fourteen years and spent a short time in the military. After retirement he had a small business doing custom mowing and tilling.

His first love was God and going to church to worship Him. He very seldom missed unless he was sick. He also loved Bill Gaither tapes and had nearly 50 of them which he played frequently. He loved going to Prosser football games until he had walking problems. He loved to talk and told people of the Dust Bowl days and how he and his brother Eldon built a tractor. Also, he loved to witness and talk of God's love.

Harold is survived by his wife, Ann; three sons, Dale (Linda) of Ellensburg; Roger (Laurie) and Robert; and his daughter, Julie, all of Yakima. He is also survived by two grandsons, David (Christy) of Ellensburg; and Jon (Jenni) of Crockett, Texas; six great-grandchildren; his brothers, Eldon of Arlington, Washington; Bertus of El Mirage, California; Marvin of Louisville, Kentucky; Lester and Cornel of Prosser; and sister, Cora Whitlatch of Richland.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, one brother, and one sister.

Viewing will be held at Prosser Funeral Home on Thursday, April 21, from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Graveside services with Full Military Honors will be held on Friday, April 22, at 10:45 a.m. in the Prosser Cemetery with a memorial service that will follow at 12:00 Noon at the Grandview Church of The Nazarene. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Yakima Union Gospel Mission or Grandview Church of The Nazarene. Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory is handling the arrangements.

Published in Tri-City Herald on April 20, 2011

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harold Wichers

Marinus Rene Wichers
1871-1962
Antje Annie Rosendale
1876-1953
Cornelius Edel
1852-1924
Anna
1868-????

Harold Wichers
1923-2011


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    Birthday October 27, 1923

    • The temperature on October 27, 1923 was between 5.8 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
      • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
      • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
      • September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
      • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
      • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
      • December 21 » United Kingdom and Nepal formally signed an agreement of friendship, called the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816.

    Day of death April 17, 2011

    • The temperature on April 17, 2011 was between 7.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
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      • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
      • January 1 » A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
      • January 25 » The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.
      • July 21 » NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
      • September 12 » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
      • September 18 » The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
      • October 31 » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
    

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