Harold D. Schooler, 85, of Seneca, Kansas, died Sunday, January 6, 2013, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Harold was born November 10, 1927, in Sterling, Colorado, the son of Gilbert and Alice Margaret Hybskman Schooler. When he was a few months old his family moved to a farm south of Oneida, Kansas. In 1929 they moved to a farm north of Centralia. He attended school in Centralia and graduated in 1947. While inhigh school he worked on a farm in western Kansas during the summers. In October 1947 he began employment with Kansas Power & Light (KP&L) in Topeka.

On August 1, 1948 he married Lela Grable in Centralia. They lived in Topeka where he worked for KP&L. In 1951 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He was a draftsman, stationed at Forbes AFB in Topeka, and at Bafflin Island south of Greenland. He was in charge of the generating plant at a radar site. He was discharged in Brooklyn, New York on October 12, 1955.

After military service, he returned to Kansas and his employment with KP&L, working in Marysville, Kansas. In 1957 he was transferred to Topeka. In May of 1988, after 42 years with KP&L, he retired as assistant division superintendent. In July 1993 Harold and his wife moved to Seneca.

He enjoyed traveling with his wife in their RV to Florida and Arizona during the winter months. He enjoyed hunting with his two dogs and fishing when he had time.

He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church near Axtell, and the American Legion Earl W. Taylor Post 21 in Seneca.

Survivors include his nieces.

He was preceded in death by his wife Lela on July 18, 2012, and his sister, Gweneth Ward.

The funeral service will be 11 AM Wednesday, January 9, at Salem Lutheran Church south of Axtell. Burial will be in Centralia City Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be given for C.O.I.N.S. for a Cause, or Salem Lutheran Church, or the American Legion Post #2.