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Harold Eugene Donahoo

| May 26, 2020 11:54 PM

December 26, 1929 – May 17, 2020

Harold Eugene Donahoo passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 with his children by his side. Harold was born Dec. 26, 1929 in Kimball, Nebraska to Ralph and Emma Donahoo. Harold attended school in Halsey, Nebraska, and married Leta Newman (deceased) on Aug. 28, 1950, in Broken Bow, Nebraska. They later relocated to Washington state. Harold served two years in Korea as a staff sergeant in the Army 434th Construction Engineers, building roads and airstrips. Harold moved his family to Othello in 1959 and lived in the same house for 60 years.

Harold had four siblings: Geraldine, Judy and Ken, who preceded him in death, and Wendel, who lives in Arizona. Harold had two children, Gayle (Donahoo) Dormaier (Keley) of Ellensburg and Doug Donahoo (Dawn) of Spokane, and two granddaughters whom he adored, Ashley and Alyson Donahoo, both of Portland, Oregon, as well as many nieces and nephews in Washington, Nevada, Oregon and Colorado.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there will be no church services. However, there will be graveside services at the Bess Hampton Memorial Cemetery in Othello on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 10 a.m. If attending, please practice social distancing.