- Harlan P. Sieth, 87, Black Creek, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at Care Partners in Little Chute, following a brief illness. Harlan was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Appleton, to the late Edgar and Mabel (Junge) Sieth. He was a graduate of Appleton High School's Class of 1942. Harlan proudly served his country during World War II in the Army. He received his Bachelors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he served as First Lieutenant in the ROTC. He then went on to receive two Masters Degrees at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
After graduating college, Harlan worked as an electrical engineer for Northrop Grumman for 32 years, retiring in 1989. In February of 1946, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Hoffman. In June of 1975, he was married to Mary Jane Brault. Harlan was a lifelong member of Appleton VFW Post #2778. He held an amateur radio license and enjoyed the many friends he met through the years working with his radio.
Harlan will be missed by his wife, Mary Jane Sieth, New London; daughter, Shelley Sieth Camden, Murphysboro, Ill., and her children, Jennifer Camden and Stacey Camden, both of Carbondale, Ill.; son, Jeffrey (Celeste) Sieth, St. Louis, Mo., and their daughters, Valerie Sieth Mathes and Julia Sieth, both of Chicago; sister, Jean (Emmett) Erdman, Appleton; seven stepdaughters, Jo Ann Bassett, Winneconne; Paula Millard, Appleton; Linda Meshke, New London; Donna (Larry) Thorpe, New London; Ann (Steve) Captain, Whitehall, Mont.; Patricia Millard, Minneapolis; and Barbara (John) Marks, Portland. He is further survived by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Lois (Les) Rosera; and brother, Kenneth Sieth.
A Funeral Service for Harlan will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Lederer Funeral Chapel. Friends may call at the funeral chapel Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Full military honors performed by Appleton VFW Post #2778 will immediately follow. Interment will take place at Highland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Care Partners in Little Chute for the compassionate care shown to Harlan.
Brettschneider-
Trettin-Lederer
606 N. Oneida St.
Appleton
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1924 - 2011 (87 years)
Education - High School
