Obituary of Harold Dodge

Harold Emerson Dodge of Worton, Md. 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. Mr. Dodge was born in Andover, Mass., 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, N.Y. 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 Harold. He is survived by his wife, Billie Dodge; a son, David and his wife, Vicki Dodge, Fair Oaks, Calif.; a son, Wayne and his wife, Carol Dodge, Northglenn, Colo.; a daughter, Susan Dodge and Joe Edington, Newark Valley, N.Y.; a daughter, Lisa and her husband, Tim Jacks, Oneida, N.Y.; a son, Seth and his wife, Rielle Miller Gabriel, Chevy Chase, Md.; and a daughter, Erin Gabriel and Seth Knight, Seattle, Wash. He is also survived by a brother, Philip and his wife, Maryann Dodge, Milford, Conn.; and a sister, Ollie Milazzo, Claremont, Calif. He has 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 19th, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. in the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, 300 E. Main St., Endicott, N.Y., friends and family may call from 9:30 a.m. Interment services will follow in the Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, N.Y. 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, Conn. 06269, Attn. Brian Ottis.