SHELDON, Harold Claude, 87, of Brooks, California, formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at his home
Services: Friday at Kraft Brothers Funeral Chapel in Woodland
Burial with military honors: Capay Cemetery in Esparto
Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California
Born Nov. 11, 1917, in El Campo, Texas
Parents; Earl and Pearl (Barley) Sheldon
With his family moved to Kearney at age 5; attended school in Kearney; worked hard on his family's farm
Military: U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, seeing action in the East Indies and the South Pacific; participated in the battles for Papua, Guadalcanal and others; was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge, the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Asiatic Victory Medal
Moved to Southern California
Married Bobbie Patterson
Retired from the sheet metal business, 1981; was a resident of Yolo County for 24 years
Survivors include his wife; sons, Jim Sauls of Magazine, Ariz., and Bernie Sauls of Fort Bragg; daughters, Linda Benson of Grass Valley, Chris Foisy of Sacramento, Linda Morgan of Brooks, Maureen Wright of Madison and Valerie Benson of Lomita; brothers, Leon and Stan, both of Webster City, Iowa, Carroll and Sid, both of Kearney, and Darrell of Chandler, Ariz.; sisters, Doretha Griffin of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Violet Smithburg of Genoa, Colo.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his first wife, Kay; also sons-in-law, Jack Foisy of Sacramento and John Morgan of Brooks; daughter-in-law, Denise Sauls of Magazine; and 27 nieces and nephews
Services: Friday at Kraft Brothers Funeral Chapel in Woodland
Burial with military honors: Capay Cemetery in Esparto
Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California
Born Nov. 11, 1917, in El Campo, Texas
Parents; Earl and Pearl (Barley) Sheldon
With his family moved to Kearney at age 5; attended school in Kearney; worked hard on his family's farm
Military: U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, seeing action in the East Indies and the South Pacific; participated in the battles for Papua, Guadalcanal and others; was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge, the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Asiatic Victory Medal
Moved to Southern California
Married Bobbie Patterson
Retired from the sheet metal business, 1981; was a resident of Yolo County for 24 years
Survivors include his wife; sons, Jim Sauls of Magazine, Ariz., and Bernie Sauls of Fort Bragg; daughters, Linda Benson of Grass Valley, Chris Foisy of Sacramento, Linda Morgan of Brooks, Maureen Wright of Madison and Valerie Benson of Lomita; brothers, Leon and Stan, both of Webster City, Iowa, Carroll and Sid, both of Kearney, and Darrell of Chandler, Ariz.; sisters, Doretha Griffin of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Violet Smithburg of Genoa, Colo.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his first wife, Kay; also sons-in-law, Jack Foisy of Sacramento and John Morgan of Brooks; daughter-in-law, Denise Sauls of Magazine; and 27 nieces and nephews
SHELDON, Harold Claude, 87, of Brooks, California, formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at his home
Services: Friday at Kraft Brothers Funeral Chapel in Woodland
Burial with military honors: Capay Cemetery in Esparto
Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California
Born Nov. 11, 1917, in El Campo, Texas
Parents; Earl and Pearl (Barley) Sheldon
With his family moved to Kearney at age 5; attended school in Kearney; worked hard on his family's farm
Military: U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, seeing action in the East Indies and the South Pacific; participated in the battles for Papua, Guadalcanal and others; was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge, the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Asiatic Victory Medal
Moved to Southern California
Married Bobbie Patterson
Retired from the sheet metal business, 1981; was a resident of Yolo County for 24 years
Survivors include his wife; sons, Jim Sauls of Magazine, Ariz., and Bernie Sauls of Fort Bragg; daughters, Linda Benson of Grass Valley, Chris Foisy of Sacramento, Linda Morgan of Brooks, Maureen Wright of Madison and Valerie Benson of Lomita; brothers, Leon and Stan, both of Webster City, Iowa, Carroll and Sid, both of Kearney, and Darrell of Chandler, Ariz.; sisters, Doretha Griffin of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Violet Smithburg of Genoa, Colo.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his first wife, Kay; also sons-in-law, Jack Foisy of Sacramento and John Morgan of Brooks; daughter-in-law, Denise Sauls of Magazine; and 27 nieces and nephews
Services: Friday at Kraft Brothers Funeral Chapel in Woodland
Burial with military honors: Capay Cemetery in Esparto
Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California
Born Nov. 11, 1917, in El Campo, Texas
Parents; Earl and Pearl (Barley) Sheldon
With his family moved to Kearney at age 5; attended school in Kearney; worked hard on his family's farm
Military: U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, seeing action in the East Indies and the South Pacific; participated in the battles for Papua, Guadalcanal and others; was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge, the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Asiatic Victory Medal
Moved to Southern California
Married Bobbie Patterson
Retired from the sheet metal business, 1981; was a resident of Yolo County for 24 years
Survivors include his wife; sons, Jim Sauls of Magazine, Ariz., and Bernie Sauls of Fort Bragg; daughters, Linda Benson of Grass Valley, Chris Foisy of Sacramento, Linda Morgan of Brooks, Maureen Wright of Madison and Valerie Benson of Lomita; brothers, Leon and Stan, both of Webster City, Iowa, Carroll and Sid, both of Kearney, and Darrell of Chandler, Ariz.; sisters, Doretha Griffin of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Violet Smithburg of Genoa, Colo.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his first wife, Kay; also sons-in-law, Jack Foisy of Sacramento and John Morgan of Brooks; daughter-in-law, Denise Sauls of Magazine; and 27 nieces and nephews
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