Mr.
Harvey Michael
Mr. Harvey Edward Michael, 80, of Frederick Road,
Emmitsburg, died Friday, Aug. 11, at his home. He was the husband of Thelma Harris Michael.
Born Feb. 16, 1920, in St. Anthony’s, near
Emmitsburg, he was a son of the late Samuel Edward and
Josephine Raphael Kolb Michael.
He was a member of St. Anthony Shrine Parish,
Emmitsburg. He was employed as a guard. at Fort Detrick, retiring
after 20 years of service. After retirement he worked
several years as a janitor at Mother Seton School,
Emmitsburg.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II,
serving with Company B, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
He was wounded in Germany and received the Purple Heart.
Surviving in addition to his wife are three
daughters, Doris Marie Cornett of Hagerstown, Barbara
Jean Little of Emmitsburg, and Connie Lee Furhman of
Hanover, Pa.; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and one half-brother, Charles Boone
of Tallahassee, Fla.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Aug. 16, at St.
Anthony Shrine Parish, Interment was in
St. Anthony’s Parish Cemetery, Emmitsburg.
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