Jim Harsh
Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97
Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran
Jim Harsh, 97, of Oskaloosa, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the home of his granddaughter in Davenport, Iowa.
James L. Harsh, son of Delbert and Helen (Wickle) Harsh, was born March 21, 1923, in New Virginia, Iowa.
Jim was a 1941 graduate of New Virginia High School, where he played basketball and baseball.
Soon after graduating, Jim went to work at the Fort Des Moines Hotel as head of the beverage department; he later became a cook at the hotel.
On July 4, 1942, he married Evelynn Dickinson, and they made their home in Des Moines.