Harland F. Allison, 83, of Manchester, Iowa, died on Saturday February 20, 2010, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. He was born on May 5, 1926, at Wauzeka, Wisconsin to Fred and Mabel (Walton) Allison. Harland was raised and educated in the Milwaukee area. He entered the United States Army serving honorably from 1942 until 1948. Harland was in both the Pacific and European theaters.
Harland was united in marriage to Wanda Nading on July 13, 1956. Together they resided in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin for a short time before making their home in Manchester. Harland worked as a machinist for Iowa Manufacturing Incorporated in Cedar Rapids. He retired after thirty-eight years of service.
Survivors include his wife Wanda of Manchester, seven children, Karyl (Tom) Brown of Jesup, Jerry (Deb) Johnson of Galt, Sandi (Mark Van Auken) Ponsar of Manchester, Harland (Ruth) Allison Jr. of Rapid City, South Dakota, Linda (Floyd) Mesch of Manchester, and Barbara (Kevin) Seibert of Manchester; eighteen grandchildren; forty –three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Joyce (Gary) Fisher of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and June (Bob) Radliff of West Allis, Wisconsin.
Harland was preceded in death by one daughter, Juanita Allison; two grandsons, Christopher Davis Jr. and Michael Johnson; one sister, Mary Alferdson; and his parents.
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