Harold G. Barrett, 94, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Spurgeon Manor, Dallas Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23, at Dallas Center United Methodist Church with interment at the Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center.
Harold was born on November 17, 1920, in Des Moines to Charles and Lepha (Cadwell) Barrett. He attended Waukee High School and Iowa State College majoring in Animal Husbandry. Harold joined FarmHouse Fraternity, where he made many lifelong farming friends. He was a member of the 1941 champion Iowa State Livestock Judging Team while in college.
Harold married his college sweetheart Lilla Rossiter after their graduation from Iowa State in 1942. They settled on the family farm between Dallas Center and Waukee, where they lived together for 67 years, where Harold farmed for 70 years, and where they raised three sons.
During his lifetime, Harold saw seismic changes in farming practices, from draft horses plowing the fields to computer-driven, GPS-directed tractors, planters and combines. Harold farmed with his son Tom, Tom's wife Judy, and a succession of hired hands.
Harold's Century Farm encompassed some of the flattest, most fertile farmland found anywhere. On it, he grew corn, soybeans, oats and alfalfa hay and fed many high-quality black and crossbred cattle every year. In 1969 he was an early pioneer in livestock confinement buildings, when he built one of the first slotted floor cattle barns. One of his proudest moments was when his truckload of cattle topped the market at the Chicago Livestock Yards. In 2001, Harold and Lilla and Tom and Judy were honored to host a visit to their farm by President George W. Bush.
Harold was an active member of the Dallas Center United Methodist Church. He served on the Board of Directors for the Waukee Co-op and was a lifelong member of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. For eight decades Harold was a loyal member of the Dallas Center Rotary Club, achieving 24 years perfect weekly attendance and being named its first Paul Harris Fellow in 1990.
Harold and Lilla enjoyed camping in their travel trailer at Clear Lake and in the mountain states. He took great delight in rooting for Iowa State, especially the Cyclone basketball teams. Harold looked forward each year to attending the Iowa State Fair and checking out the newest farm equipment and watching (and judging) the livestock shows.
He was the proud owner of a 1944 Indian Army Surplus motorcycle, which he rode until he was 91. Annually, he was among the first entrants in the Dallas Center Fall Festival parade. And on every Fourth of July, Harold could be counted on to ride his motorcycle in the Minburn parade in the morning and the Waukee parade in the afternoon, even in 90+ degree temperatures.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lilla, his sister Glenace Lounsberry and brother-in-law Vernon Lounsberry.
Harold is survived by his sons Tom (Judy) Barrett of Dallas Center, Mark (Joan) Barrett of Ames, and Dan Barrett of Saint Louis, MO; nieces Brenda (Don) Blumberg and Carol Lorey; five grandchildren Cynthia (Curt) Wilson of Ponca City, OK, Christine (Steve) Westercamp of Farmington, IA, Jason (Magvilh) Barrett of Woodbury, MN, Chad Barrett and Holly of Johnston, IA, and Kate (Tim) Pleskac of Berlin, Germany; twelve great-grandchildren Tyler and Brock Wilson, Grace, Joy, Josiah, Nehemiah, Elijah, and Noah Westercamp, Beau and Cole Barrett, and Quinn and Liam Pleskac.
The family will receive friends from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, February 22. at Iles-Brandt Chapel, Dallas Center. Memorials may be made to the Dallas Center United Methodist Church or the FarmHouse Fraternity Foundation.
Harold was born on November 17, 1920, in Des Moines to Charles and Lepha (Cadwell) Barrett. He attended Waukee High School and Iowa State College majoring in Animal Husbandry. Harold joined FarmHouse Fraternity, where he made many lifelong farming friends. He was a member of the 1941 champion Iowa State Livestock Judging Team while in college.
Harold married his college sweetheart Lilla Rossiter after their graduation from Iowa State in 1942. They settled on the family farm between Dallas Center and Waukee, where they lived together for 67 years, where Harold farmed for 70 years, and where they raised three sons.
During his lifetime, Harold saw seismic changes in farming practices, from draft horses plowing the fields to computer-driven, GPS-directed tractors, planters and combines. Harold farmed with his son Tom, Tom's wife Judy, and a succession of hired hands.
Harold's Century Farm encompassed some of the flattest, most fertile farmland found anywhere. On it, he grew corn, soybeans, oats and alfalfa hay and fed many high-quality black and crossbred cattle every year. In 1969 he was an early pioneer in livestock confinement buildings, when he built one of the first slotted floor cattle barns. One of his proudest moments was when his truckload of cattle topped the market at the Chicago Livestock Yards. In 2001, Harold and Lilla and Tom and Judy were honored to host a visit to their farm by President George W. Bush.
Harold was an active member of the Dallas Center United Methodist Church. He served on the Board of Directors for the Waukee Co-op and was a lifelong member of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. For eight decades Harold was a loyal member of the Dallas Center Rotary Club, achieving 24 years perfect weekly attendance and being named its first Paul Harris Fellow in 1990.
Harold and Lilla enjoyed camping in their travel trailer at Clear Lake and in the mountain states. He took great delight in rooting for Iowa State, especially the Cyclone basketball teams. Harold looked forward each year to attending the Iowa State Fair and checking out the newest farm equipment and watching (and judging) the livestock shows.
He was the proud owner of a 1944 Indian Army Surplus motorcycle, which he rode until he was 91. Annually, he was among the first entrants in the Dallas Center Fall Festival parade. And on every Fourth of July, Harold could be counted on to ride his motorcycle in the Minburn parade in the morning and the Waukee parade in the afternoon, even in 90+ degree temperatures.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lilla, his sister Glenace Lounsberry and brother-in-law Vernon Lounsberry.
Harold is survived by his sons Tom (Judy) Barrett of Dallas Center, Mark (Joan) Barrett of Ames, and Dan Barrett of Saint Louis, MO; nieces Brenda (Don) Blumberg and Carol Lorey; five grandchildren Cynthia (Curt) Wilson of Ponca City, OK, Christine (Steve) Westercamp of Farmington, IA, Jason (Magvilh) Barrett of Woodbury, MN, Chad Barrett and Holly of Johnston, IA, and Kate (Tim) Pleskac of Berlin, Germany; twelve great-grandchildren Tyler and Brock Wilson, Grace, Joy, Josiah, Nehemiah, Elijah, and Noah Westercamp, Beau and Cole Barrett, and Quinn and Liam Pleskac.
The family will receive friends from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, February 22. at Iles-Brandt Chapel, Dallas Center. Memorials may be made to the Dallas Center United Methodist Church or the FarmHouse Fraternity Foundation.
Harold G. Barrett, 94, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Spurgeon Manor, Dallas Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23, at Dallas Center United Methodist Church with interment at the Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center.
Harold was born on November 17, 1920, in Des Moines to Charles and Lepha (Cadwell) Barrett. He attended Waukee High School and Iowa State College majoring in Animal Husbandry. Harold joined FarmHouse Fraternity, where he made many lifelong farming friends. He was a member of the 1941 champion Iowa State Livestock Judging Team while in college.
Harold married his college sweetheart Lilla Rossiter after their graduation from Iowa State in 1942. They settled on the family farm between Dallas Center and Waukee, where they lived together for 67 years, where Harold farmed for 70 years, and where they raised three sons.
During his lifetime, Harold saw seismic changes in farming practices, from draft horses plowing the fields to computer-driven, GPS-directed tractors, planters and combines. Harold farmed with his son Tom, Tom's wife Judy, and a succession of hired hands.
Harold's Century Farm encompassed some of the flattest, most fertile farmland found anywhere. On it, he grew corn, soybeans, oats and alfalfa hay and fed many high-quality black and crossbred cattle every year. In 1969 he was an early pioneer in livestock confinement buildings, when he built one of the first slotted floor cattle barns. One of his proudest moments was when his truckload of cattle topped the market at the Chicago Livestock Yards. In 2001, Harold and Lilla and Tom and Judy were honored to host a visit to their farm by President George W. Bush.
Harold was an active member of the Dallas Center United Methodist Church. He served on the Board of Directors for the Waukee Co-op and was a lifelong member of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. For eight decades Harold was a loyal member of the Dallas Center Rotary Club, achieving 24 years perfect weekly attendance and being named its first Paul Harris Fellow in 1990.
Harold and Lilla enjoyed camping in their travel trailer at Clear Lake and in the mountain states. He took great delight in rooting for Iowa State, especially the Cyclone basketball teams. Harold looked forward each year to attending the Iowa State Fair and checking out the newest farm equipment and watching (and judging) the livestock shows.
He was the proud owner of a 1944 Indian Army Surplus motorcycle, which he rode until he was 91. Annually, he was among the first entrants in the Dallas Center Fall Festival parade. And on every Fourth of July, Harold could be counted on to ride his motorcycle in the Minburn parade in the morning and the Waukee parade in the afternoon, even in 90+ degree temperatures.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lilla, his sister Glenace Lounsberry and brother-in-law Vernon Lounsberry.
Harold is survived by his sons Tom (Judy) Barrett of Dallas Center, Mark (Joan) Barrett of Ames, and Dan Barrett of Saint Louis, MO; nieces Brenda (Don) Blumberg and Carol Lorey; five grandchildren Cynthia (Curt) Wilson of Ponca City, OK, Christine (Steve) Westercamp of Farmington, IA, Jason (Magvilh) Barrett of Woodbury, MN, Chad Barrett and Holly of Johnston, IA, and Kate (Tim) Pleskac of Berlin, Germany; twelve great-grandchildren Tyler and Brock Wilson, Grace, Joy, Josiah, Nehemiah, Elijah, and Noah Westercamp, Beau and Cole Barrett, and Quinn and Liam Pleskac.
The family will receive friends from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, February 22. at Iles-Brandt Chapel, Dallas Center. Memorials may be made to the Dallas Center United Methodist Church or the FarmHouse Fraternity Foundation.
Harold was born on November 17, 1920, in Des Moines to Charles and Lepha (Cadwell) Barrett. He attended Waukee High School and Iowa State College majoring in Animal Husbandry. Harold joined FarmHouse Fraternity, where he made many lifelong farming friends. He was a member of the 1941 champion Iowa State Livestock Judging Team while in college.
Harold married his college sweetheart Lilla Rossiter after their graduation from Iowa State in 1942. They settled on the family farm between Dallas Center and Waukee, where they lived together for 67 years, where Harold farmed for 70 years, and where they raised three sons.
During his lifetime, Harold saw seismic changes in farming practices, from draft horses plowing the fields to computer-driven, GPS-directed tractors, planters and combines. Harold farmed with his son Tom, Tom's wife Judy, and a succession of hired hands.
Harold's Century Farm encompassed some of the flattest, most fertile farmland found anywhere. On it, he grew corn, soybeans, oats and alfalfa hay and fed many high-quality black and crossbred cattle every year. In 1969 he was an early pioneer in livestock confinement buildings, when he built one of the first slotted floor cattle barns. One of his proudest moments was when his truckload of cattle topped the market at the Chicago Livestock Yards. In 2001, Harold and Lilla and Tom and Judy were honored to host a visit to their farm by President George W. Bush.
Harold was an active member of the Dallas Center United Methodist Church. He served on the Board of Directors for the Waukee Co-op and was a lifelong member of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. For eight decades Harold was a loyal member of the Dallas Center Rotary Club, achieving 24 years perfect weekly attendance and being named its first Paul Harris Fellow in 1990.
Harold and Lilla enjoyed camping in their travel trailer at Clear Lake and in the mountain states. He took great delight in rooting for Iowa State, especially the Cyclone basketball teams. Harold looked forward each year to attending the Iowa State Fair and checking out the newest farm equipment and watching (and judging) the livestock shows.
He was the proud owner of a 1944 Indian Army Surplus motorcycle, which he rode until he was 91. Annually, he was among the first entrants in the Dallas Center Fall Festival parade. And on every Fourth of July, Harold could be counted on to ride his motorcycle in the Minburn parade in the morning and the Waukee parade in the afternoon, even in 90+ degree temperatures.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lilla, his sister Glenace Lounsberry and brother-in-law Vernon Lounsberry.
Harold is survived by his sons Tom (Judy) Barrett of Dallas Center, Mark (Joan) Barrett of Ames, and Dan Barrett of Saint Louis, MO; nieces Brenda (Don) Blumberg and Carol Lorey; five grandchildren Cynthia (Curt) Wilson of Ponca City, OK, Christine (Steve) Westercamp of Farmington, IA, Jason (Magvilh) Barrett of Woodbury, MN, Chad Barrett and Holly of Johnston, IA, and Kate (Tim) Pleskac of Berlin, Germany; twelve great-grandchildren Tyler and Brock Wilson, Grace, Joy, Josiah, Nehemiah, Elijah, and Noah Westercamp, Beau and Cole Barrett, and Quinn and Liam Pleskac.
The family will receive friends from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, February 22. at Iles-Brandt Chapel, Dallas Center. Memorials may be made to the Dallas Center United Methodist Church or the FarmHouse Fraternity Foundation.
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