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MICHELS, Harlan
MICHELS, Harlan. (Iowa City, IA, Mar. 13, 1940--Anamosa, IA, Oct. 30, 2020). The son of Vernie and Velma (Soukup) Michels, Harlan attended school in Anamosa and graduated from Anamosa High School in 1958. He earned his Bachelors of Science from the University of Iowa in 1963. He was employed as a teacher and taught in Cook County, Chicago, Elk Grove Community Schools, Davenport Community Schools and completed his career at KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL where he taught for over 20 years.
Harlan was a life member of the National Education Association, University of Iowa Alumni Marching Band, and the University of Iowa Alumni Association. He enjoyed camping, fishing, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes on television, and traveling to several World’s Fairs. He was a proud member of the Democratic Party and during his first year of college, marched in the Rose Bowl Parade as a member of the University of Iowa Marching Band in 1959.
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Obituaries. Telegraph Herald, Nov. 6, 2020