- Date Of Birth: June 15, 1921
- Date Of Death: March 26, 2010
- State: Montana
Harry L. Harpster, Jr. age 88, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, Montana. He was born on June 15, 1921 in Burley, Idaho to Harry L. and Ruth (Warner) Harpster Sr.
He attended grade school and high school in Burley. Afterwards, he worked with his father and brother Willard in the family bakery. During WWII he served his country in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 until 1945 where he attained the rank of sergeant.
In 1948, he met the love of his life in Salt Lake City, Utah, Beverly Lorraine Maxwell. They were married in Elko, Nevada in 1949 and established their home in Burley. Harry and Beverly were blessed with a son Robert, in August of 1960. Robert was their shining light and brought much joy to both their lives.
Harry took up a new career in 1954 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Aerial Photography Field Office in Salt Lake City where he could pursue his talent of photography and film development. Harry continued this career until he retired in 1981 and moved to the Many Lakes area of Kalispell, Montana.
Throughout their married life, they pursued and developed to a high degree, their hobbies of painting and photography, Beverly in water color painting and Harry in back-country and wildlife photography. After their retirement, these hobbies became a full time passion. Their involvement with these hobbies led them to developed a very deep interest in Indian culture which they incorporated into their paintings and photographs. They were regular attendees at Indian functions throughout Montana and Canada.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Beverly and his son Robert, also his brother Willard and sister Carol.
He is now survived by five grandchildren; Amanda, Bethany, Corie, Debra, and Emily all of Salt Lake City, Utah. He is also survived by his special friends, Steve and Darlene Morgan of Bigfork, Mt and Norman and Annabel Petty of Kalispell, MT as well as several nieces and nephews and brothers and sisters-in-law.
