OBITUARY: Harlan Lee Bell, 1939-2005, Mitchell Co., Iowa


Posted Aug. 10, 2005 on www.mcpress.com (Mitchell County Press-News)
Edited by Kermit L. Kittleson, AUG 2005





                             Harlan Lee Bell


Harlan Lee Bell, 66, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, August 5, 2005 at Sunrise
Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada after suffering a stroke while on vacation.

There will be a Masonic service at the Masonic Temple in Cedar Falls on
Thursday, August 11 at 7:00 p.m.  Memorial services will be on Saturday,
August 13, 2005 at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.  Burial 
will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery.

Harlan was born on March 5, 1939 in Mower County, Minnesota; the oldest of
three boys born to John and Ena (Nagle) Bell. Harlan graduated from
St. Ansgar High School in 1958. He then attended the Iowa State Teachers 
College in Cedar Falls receiving his Bachelors degree in 1963. He went on
to receive his Master of Arts at the University of Iowa in 1971. During
his teaching career he taught at the Vinton School for the blind, Vinton 
Public School, Charter Oak-Ute, and Blakesburg. He was a principle in
Urbana and Professor at Council Bluffs Jr.  College. He finished his
teaching career in Traer, Iowa where he retired in 2001.

Harlan was a member of the Vinton Masonic Lodge #62, and the secretary for
the Black Hawk Lodge #65. He also served as the treasurer of the El Kahir
Shine unit 101.

Harlan was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ena Bell, and his
brother, Russell. Bell.  He is survived by his brother, Jim (Nancy) Bell, 
sister-in-law, Sandy (Stromley) Bell, five nieces: Gail (Steve) Smith,
Renae Wason, Susan (Dave) Pearl, Dawn (Chris) Standing, Karen (Chad)
Smith, and one nephew Dean (Becky) Bell.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge of arrangements.
(641) 713-4920.