Frank Harold

Frank J. Harold, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center.

He was born June 13, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York, to John and Mary Morrisey Harold. He and Mary Kotch were married Oct. 2, 1954, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania. She preceded him in death Dec. 23, 2009.

Frank grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Manhattan College in New York in 1942. He immediately entered the Army Air Corps and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

After his wartime service, Frank graduated from Fordham Law School in 1951 and worked at Sargoy and Stein law firm in New York City. In 1953, he began a career in personnel management with GAF Corp. in Linden, New Jersey.

In 1966, he accepted a promotion to the Calvert City, Kentucky, plant and moved his family to Paducah, Kentucky. He retired in 1987. In 1988, he moved to Atlanta and then to Cape Girardeau in 2000. Since 2010, he had been a resident at the Missouri Veterans Home.

Frank was a member of the New York and Kentucky state bar associations and was appointed by Gov. Louie Nunn to the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. He became an avid runner at age 45 and continued the discipline into his seventies. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and received all of his formal education, from first grade through his law degree, in Catholic schools.

Survivors include four children, Nancy (Andy) Grayson of Atlanta, Mark J. (Florence) Harold, Jane (Larry) Schnurbusch and Thomas J. (Diana) Harold, all of Cape Girardeau; a sister-in-law, Regina Kotch of Beaver Meadows; 11 grandchildren, Anastasia and Annalyse Grayson, Kathleen, Sean and Karoline Harold, Bailey and Landon Schnurbusch, Sara (Austin) Gelsheimer, Emily (Aaron) Huey, Nathan Meystedt and Alex Harold; and two great-grandchildren, Emmalyn Grayson and Graham Huey.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau.

The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. David Hulshof and Milton Ryan, CM, officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery with full military honors.

Memorial contributions may be given to Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.

Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.