Harold Keyes

Harold Keyes, age 85, Casa Grande, AZ,  formerly of Clark, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in the Casa Grande Medical Center in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Graveside services with full military honors by the National Army Honors and Clark American Legion Post #60 will be held Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 2 PM at Rose Hill Cemetery in Clark. Pastor Bobby Postal will officiate.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 19. 2022 at 3PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark.  At Harold's request, a closed casket public visitation will begin at 2PM.  Burial with military honors will be at a later date in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark.

Harold Lee Keyes, son of Donald L. Keyes and Ruby Angeline (VanSickle) Keyes, was born the evening of February 13, 1936 on the family farm located on the west edge and 1/2 mile south of Henry, SD. When his brothers, Robert age 12 and Wayne age 8, heard the baby cry, they ran downstairs and upon seeing the baby they said "Oh, it's just another boy" and they went back to bed.

Harold's father passed away when Harold was 8 years old and in 1952, he and his mother moved into Henry.

Harold left school at the age of 17 and joined the US Army. After basic training, he spent 3 years in Japan which he said was a beautiful country.

When he returned to South Dakota in February 1957 after his service, he met Jeanette Huffman. They were engaged May 1st and married July 27, 1957.  They had 3 children, Chuck, Cheryl and Jim.

During their married life, Harold's many talents led to several occupations. Automatic Sprinkler Corp. took him to Joliet, IL, Fond du Lac, WI and Grand Forks, ND.  Road construction took him to the Black Hills of SD, bee keeping for Dale Cook Honey Bee farming took him to Frankfort, SD, and he professionally painted in Watertown and Sioux Falls, SD. Harold returned to his home town of Henry to own and operate Harold's Hardware. He then moved to Clark in 1967, where he owned and operated the Gambles store for almost 13 years and Harold's Appliance for several more years. He worked several years at the UBC Lumber Yard and then became a maintenance technician for seven apartment complexes in Clark. After retiring, he wintered in Casa Grande, AZ starting in 2001.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Donald and Ruby (VanSickle) Keyes; and his brothers, Robert (Betty Shirk) Keyes and Wayne (Arlene Benson) Keyes.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Jeanette Keyes of Casa Grande, AZ; his children, Chuck (Shelly) Keyes of Henry, SD, Cheryl (Don) Kanten of Blaine MN and Jim (Loretta) Keyes of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Eric Keyes, Ryan (Sarah) Keyes, Mike Fitzloff, Tim Fitzloff, Brianna Keyes, Derek Keyes, Tristan Keyes and Tad (Brooke) Pospisil; and great grandchildren, Payton Keyes, Ruby Keyes, Danzig Keyes, Brooklyn Hewitt, Ryder Hewitt, Mazikeen Keyes, Easton Pospisil and Walker Pospisil; and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the family, % Chuck Keyes, PO Box 5, Henry, SD 57243.

Funeral arrangements are with the Furness Funeral Home at Clark where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com