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Hazel Naomi (Anthony)
Harless
Hazel Naomi (Anthony) Harless, 94, passed away in Greenville, Ohio on
January 3, 2021. Born April 13, 1926 in Darke County she was the
sixth child of Earl and Olive Anthony. Hazel was preceded in
death by her beloved husband Thomas M. Harless, her parents and her
older brothers and sisters and in-laws, Reva Zimmers, Lowell Anthony,
Evelyn Zimmers, Norman Anthony, Carl Anthony, and Mary Florence
Strukamp.
As a youth, Hazel attended Midnight Elementary School on Folkreth Road
then graduated from Greenville High School in 1944. She attended
Cadet Nurses Training at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton Ohio and
graduated as an RN in May 1947. She married Tom at St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Greenville on July 12, 1947. The couple had
six children.
The family settled in Greenville until 1967 when they relocated to
Dayton, Ohio. In October of 1977 when the children were grown, Tom and
Hazel moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1992, they moved up the
coast to Satellite Beach, Florida, where they remained until a final
move back to Greenville to live in the Brethren's Retirement Community
in November of 2012.
Hazel not only had a long career as an RN but also earned her Teachers
Certificate from Wright State University in 1964 and taught elementary
school at St. Mary's School in Greenville and at St. Agnes School in
Dayton. She then went into hospital administration, which she
continued until retirement in 1991. At that time, Hazel took up
painting and writing and produced dozens of canvases and four
novels. Hazel also had a beautiful singing voice and played the
piano. She and Tom loved to dance, entertain friends, and
travel.
Hazel is survived by daughter Susan Halley (Richard) of Greenville, son
John Harless of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, son James Harless (Edna
Higgins) of Dayton Ohio, daughter Barbara Gotshall (Robert) of Fort
Collins, Colorado, daughter Rebecca Rosen (Clifford) of Freeport,
Maine, and daughter Sharon Harless of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Hazel is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
and her dear brother Delbert Anthony.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 AM Tuesday January 12,
2021 in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church 233 West Third Street
Greenville, Ohio with Rev. Father David Doseck as celebrant. The
Mass will be Live Streamed on St. Mary’s Catholic Church Facebook
Page. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Church
Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday January 12,
2021 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home
Greenville, Ohio.
It is the wishes of the family that Memorial Contributions be given to
the Brethren Retirement Community Resident’s Aid Fund.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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