Harold Chester Alton (1932 - 2009)

Born 3 Sep 1932 in Charleston, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Son of Horace Chester Alton and Ruby Ellen (Hastings) Weaver

Husband of Donna Jean Delores (Schuller) Alton — married 12 Jul 1952 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 2009 at age 77 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, United States

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Biography

Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park, East Wenatchee, Douglas County, Washington.^[1]

Obituary:
Harold was born, September 3, 1932, in Charleston, ND. He moved with his parents, Horace Chester Alton and Ruby Ellen Hastings, to Sand Point, ID in 1937. When his mother and father divorced, he and his brothers, Joe and Bud, stayed with their father. Harold had two sisters, Betty and Dotty, who stayed with their mother. Harold had two half-brothers, Lewis "Butch" and Eugene Weaver from his mother's second marriage.

Harold, at seven years of age, began helping out on the family farm, milking cows and hauling hay. Although Harold worked and helped with the chores on the farm, he found time to play pranks and get himself into trouble-like the time Harold and his friends decided the school outhouse needed a new location. Loading the hole with wood, they planned to set it on fire. Their plan ended abruptly, when the teacher caught them in the act of mischief, once again. Their punishment was to clean the outhouse.

Leaving home at the age of 15, Harold stayed with Ira Cave in Plains, MT and went to work pouring concrete at the county fair grounds. When Harold left Plains, MT, he traveled to Scobey, MT and worked on a wheat and cattle ranch owned by Mel and Dorothy Thurmen. In 1951, Harold left the ranch and moved to Wenatchee, where he initially worked in construction and at various warehouses in the area.

In 1952, Harold landed his lifelong career, working for ALCOA. He actually worked for ALCOA during its construction, until his retirement 41 years later, on August 1, 1993. While working at ALCOA, Harold held two additional jobs: he worked as a bouncer for a local cocktail lounge and drove cattle truck for Slim Gault of Monitor.

Harold married his life long friend, Donna Schuller, on July 12, 1952. The two remained in Wenatchee, where they had four children. Harold was a man who loved the Lord and his greatest desire was for those he loved to also know the Lord. He took great pride in his family and enjoyed an active life participating in the lives of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, including attending their sporting events, dance recitals and family gatherings.

Harold's friends were also important to him and he met them for breakfast and coffee regularly. We know everyone will miss his quick wit, practical jokes and enthusiasm for life.

Lost his left hand's middle finger in a car accident due to his friend's drunk driving when he was a young man.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48102861/harold-chester-alton : accessed 10 April 2022), memorial page for Harold Chester Alton (3 Sep 1932–12 Sep 2009), Find A Grave: Memorial #48102861 citing Evergreen Memorial Park, East Wenatchee, Douglas County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Gabrielle A Estrada Andrews (contributor 49495283) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY4X-BKV : 15 March 2018), Harold C Alton in household of Horace C Alton, Ward 2, Sandpoint, Mountain View Election Precinct, Bonner, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-23, sheet 12B, line 50, family 320, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 740.
• My maternal great-grandfather