Harold E. Dodge

Harold Emerson Dodge of Worton, MD, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and friends on Sunday, January 13, 2008. He was 76. Born in Andover, MA, he was the son of the late, Philip and Madeline Emerson Dodge. Harold was honored with both the Korean service ribbon with seven stars and the United Nations service medal for his tour of duty during the Korean War aboard the USS Mount McKinley. He was an active member of the USS Mount McKinley Association. Harold attended the University of Connecticut, graduating with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He began his career at IBM Federal Systems Division in 1957 in Owego NY. Harold spent his 34-year-career as an Aerospace Engineer at IBM, working on many defense projects including Gemini, AWACS and the A6 and A7 fighter planes. In his spare time, Harold loved gardening, suduko, crossword puzzles, his grandkids, and his pets. In addition to his parents, a daughter, Cynthia Ann Dodge predeceased him. Mr. Dodge is survived by his wife, Billie Dodge; a son, David and his wife, Vicki Dodge, of Fair Oaks, CA; a son, Wayne and his wife, Carol Dodge, of Northglenn, CO; a daughter, Susan Dodge, and Joe Edington of Newark Valley, NY; a daughter, Lisa, and her husband, Tim Jacks, of Oneida, NE; a son, Seth and his wife, Rielle Miller Gabriel, of Chevy Chase, MD, and a daughter, Erin Gabriel, and Seth Knight of Seattle, WA; a brother Philip, and his wife, Maryann Dodge, of Milford,CT; a sister, Ollie Milazzo of Claremont, CA; seven grandchildren, Valerie and Jason Andrews, Ashley Roth, Samantha Vice, Nicholas Edington, Tyler and Claudia Dodge; and one great-grandchild Aliyah Moncur soon to be followed by a second great-grandchild. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2008, at 10:30am in the Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home located at 300 E. Main St., Endicott, NY, friends and family may call from 9:30am. Interment services will follow in the Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal NY. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his memory to the Humane Society of Kent County, 10720 Augustine Herman Hwy., P.O. Box 352, Chestertown, MD 21620 or to the University of Connecticut Foundation Inc., 2390 Alumni Dr., Unit 3206, Storrs, CT 06269 Att. Brian Ottis.