HARSH, Robert F^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1928 - 2017  (89 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	HARSH, Robert F  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1928	Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 January 2017	Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America   [2]
  Burial	Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska, United States of America   [2]
  Notes	Robert “Bob” Harsh, 89 passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at his home in Gering with Maxine at his side. His funeral service was held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Fellowship Cornerstone of God Church Assembly, 434 1st Avenue, Bayard. Interment followed at the Bayard Cemetery with military honors. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Robert Frank Harsh was born outside Newkirk, Okla., on June 22, 1927 to John Henry and Margarette Isabella (Gildhouse) Harsh. He was the 4th oldest child of 6 children. He went as far as the 7th grade in school. He had many talents. The family sang and played at barn dances and parties across the U.S. The family moved a lot following the circuits for fruit and vegetable picking. Bob hues to say he was the best cotton picker you ever saw. From one coast to the other, they covered a lot of ground. He was a self taught man with many talents. He could play any stringed instrument even for the service. He joined the U.S. Army in 1946 and went to Japan as a Heavy Truck Driver. He received the WWII Victory Medal. He was also on a ship off the coast of Korea for a time. On June 29, 1947, he married Louise E Hansen in Lakin, Kansas. To this union six children were born: Doris Marie, Jimmey Lee, Sharon Kay, Terry Allan, Pamela Jean and Kevin Ray. Robert worked the grain elevators in Kansas and Nebraska before moving to La Junta, CO. He worked on the railroad, at the local lumber yards and ran several gas stations. He loved music, building and mechanics. He married Betty Lou Newton in 1969. Later he married Marlene Ann Klundt in 1984. He helped raise Pamela Klundt of the home. Robert and Marlene moved to Bayard from Cheyenne in 1994. They loved Bayard and played and sang as the Tune Chasers. They played at nursing homes, jamborees and of course the R & S Train Stop from 2004 to 2015 when it closed. Robert met Maxine Weaver in 2004 and were dance partners which evolved into a life partnership. His is survived by Maxine Weaver of the home; sister Eva Hassler of Enid, OK; children: Doris Chisholm of Colorado Springs, CO, Sharon (Russ) Orosz of Bayard, Terry (Gayle) Harsh of Carthage, TX, Pamela (Kevin) Williams of Victoria, TX and Kevin (June) Harsh of La Junta, CO; step children Pam (Kevin) Ahl of Denver, Marie Klundt of Denver; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Jack, Jim and Henry, sister Nora, wives Louise and Marlene, son Jimmey and son-in-law Mark Chisholm.
  Person ID	I422237670374	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	HARSH, John Henry,   b. 25 Apr 1894, Kansas d. 4 Sep 1971 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	GILDEHOUSE, Margaret Isabelle,   b. Abt 1899, Oklahoma d. 1945, Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kansas, United States of America (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1923	Kay, Oklahoma, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F11421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	NEWTON, B.L.
  Family ID	F10394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	HANSEN, Louise E,   b. 22 Aug 1929   d. 14 Aug 2009 (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. HARSH, K.R.   2. HARSH, P.J.   3. HARSH, D.M.   4. HARSH, Jimmey Lee,   b. 27 Sep 1950   d. 28 Jul 2015, Pueblo West, Colorado (Age 64 years)   5. HARSH, S.K.   6. HARSH, T.A.
  Family ID	F10371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 3	LUNDBY, Marlene A.,   b. 24 February 1941, Miles City, Custer County, Montana, United States of America d. 6 October 2003, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F10406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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