Harold Afton McGrew ^{1 2 3}

   Cause of his death was Acute cerebral hemorrhage.

  General Notes:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #0736]
SOURCE: Phyllis McGrew Walklet (daughter)
Harold loved the out of doors. At age 12 he and his father were driving new Auburns from the factory to Cleveland. That's how he earned money for college. 1928-30 he spent most of his time in the hospital with osteomylitis in his leg. When able, he started to work at C&F in Wooster as a clerk. He showed an aptitude for heating. In 1933 he joined Laurel Heating Company. In 1963 he bought the business and by the time he sold it in 1971 had made it a prosperous enterprise. After his retirement he and Opal bought an Airstream trailer and they enjoyed the nomad's life. For several years they spent the winter in Melbourne, Florida but in 1978 they decided to sell their home in Wooster, Ohio (they lived there for 50 years) and buy a home in Treasure Island, Florida so they could be near Phyllis and her family. Harold refused to take any medication, even an aspirin. He bragged he had never had a headache. He and Opal were always active members of the Methodist Church, especially the choirs. He was a charter member of the noon Lions Club in Wooster. Harold had wanted to be a brain surgeon but a nervous disorder prevented his dream from coming true. His last gift to his daughter was an orange and grapefruit he picked in the front yard of his home the morning a stroke took his life.

He and Opal are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, Indiana on the Boren lot. Both were cremated.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as an Air conditioning/heating.

• Personality/Intrst: Travel/fishing/spectator sports.

• He was educated at Auburn High School in 1920 in Auburn, IN.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Auburn, IN on 5 January 1920. ¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 113, Dwelling 56, Family 61, Roll 430
Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana
345 North 9th Street; Home rented
Harold A. McGrew..Son..17..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He was educated at College of Wooster in 1924 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.

• He was buried after 7 January 1989 in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn, IN.

Plot: Section 5

Find A Grave Memorial #144856424
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Harold married Opal Lela Boren on 4 September 1925 in New Cumberland, WV. (Opal Lela Boren was born on 12 April 1902 in , DeKalb County, IN,⁴ died on 5 April 1993 in , Pinellas County, FL ⁴ and was buried after 5 April 1993 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb, Indiana, United States ⁴.). The cause of her death was Colon cancer.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Elopement: Eloped, on 4 September 1925.