Florida resident Harold Harris died Dec. 28 from complications of Crohn’s disease and kidney failure. He was 85.
Born in Milwaukee, he graduated from Washington High School in 1938. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1943 and earned a law degree from Marquette University in 1948.
He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II.
He was an attorney at a law firm in downtown Milwaukee. He was a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Court of Military Appeals, the Wisconsin Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Jeannine Harris, nee Woles; son Robert (Renee) Harris of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; and stepdaughters Jeanne (Mark Spees) Kelley of Eustis, Fla., Lori (Daniel) Szymanski of Greenfield and Debra (Ronald) Amen of Springdale, Ark.
He is further survived by stepsons Michael (Linda) Knuth of Jacksonville, Fla., and Richard (Donna) Knuth of Wichita, Kan.; sister Eleanor (Joseph) Lurie of Del Ray, Fla.; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by daughter Gail Harris.
Funeral services and burial with full military honors were held Dec. 30 in Bushnell, Fla.
A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, Jan. 15, at Lychee Garden, 7920 W. Layton Ave. in Greenfield from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Memorial contributions to the Red Cross, Salvation Army or the Jewish National Fund would be appreciated by the family.
Rosalie Lillian Nirenberg (nee Kaiman)
Longtime Milwaukeean Rosalie Lillian Nirenberg (nee Kaiman), of Bayside, died in her sleep on Dec. 23. She was 83.
Born in Omaha, Neb., she moved with her parents to Milwaukee as a young child and graduated from North Division High School. She studied fashion illustration and design at the Layton School of Art. Later she attended Cardinal Stritch College.
She was active in the arts throughout her life and became an authority on the history of the Indians of North America. She was a well-known collector of North American artifacts and had a totem pole on her property, according to her family.
She was a member of Temple Menorah, Congregation Shalom, Congregation Beth Jehudah, B’nai Brith Women, the Junior Auxiliary of the Jewish Convalescent Home, and the Jewish National Fund’s Sapphire Society.
Preceded in death by husband Roy Nirenberg in 2001, and brother Kenneth Kaiman in 2004, she is survived by daughters Narda (Dr. Sheldon) Forman and Dr. Neena (Richard) Florsheim, both of Mequon; brother Dr. Bernard (Audrey) Kaiman of Jonesboro, Tenn.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Rabbis Isaac and Gil-Ezer Lerer officiated at graveside services Dec. 26 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Memorials to the Roy and Rosalie Nirenberg Foundation Fund of the Harry and Rose Family Jewish Community Center would be appreciated by the family.
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