Burl Harvey Morrison
Burl Harvey Morrison
Burl Harvey Morrison
January 23, 1925 – August 02, 2012
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Burl passed away early Thursday morning at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa at the age of 87 years, 6 months and 10 days.
Burl Harvey Morrison, son of Milton Lacy and Flossie Flo Harlow Morrison, was born, January 23, 1925, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He attended Oskaloosa schools and during his junior and senior years of high school he worked afternoons at the Ford garage learning car body repair. He earned 10 cents/hour. The summer before his senior year in H.S. Burl traveled with a friend to Fairbanks, Alaska. There they worked with a construction crew building seven homes and a 72 room hotel. This was an experience Burl would never forget and one he enjoyed sharing with others. After he graduated from Oskaloosa Senior High in 1945, he went to work at the Ford garage doing car body repair. August 30, 1945, Burl was united in marriage with Shirley Ruth Grant at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They made their home in Oskaloosa. When his brother, Earl, returned from the marines, they both went to work at the Chevy garage, where Burl taught his brother the trade. He would later work at Freeman Garage, where he was the body shop supervisor. He worked there for ten years before going to work at the Clow Valve Company machine shop. There he would eventually supervise quality control. He retired after 28 years with Clow in 1985. Burl’s interest in working on cars was something he enjoyed his entire life. Burl’s other hobbies included woodworking, coaching Little League, and golf. He and Shirley were able to travel together and eventually were able to spend their winters in Arizona. Burl was a member of St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ, where he served in many capacities.
Burl’s family includes his wife, Shirley of Oskaloosa; his son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Roxanne Morrison of Oskaloosa; a son-in-law, Larry Klein of Tuba City, AZ; grandchildren: Stacie Klein, David Klein, Ryan (Cheryce) Morrison, Jamie (Alexis) Morrison and Thomas (Jessica) Morrison; 13 great grandchildren: Christopher, Anna, Nicholas, Cole, Tray, Olivia, Emily, Alyssa, Savannah, Parker, Nathan, Kyle, and Linus; a sister, Bertha Holmes of Oskaloosa and two sisters-in-law, Phyllis Morrison of Oskaloosa and Lorraine Morrison of Twin Falls, ID.
Besides his parents, Burl was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Klein; sisters: Lola Brewer, Wilda Kelley, Anna Huffman, Lena Toll, and Mary Boonstra and two brothers, Thomas and Earl Morrison.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ or Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center.
Visitation: Will begin at 11 a.m., Sunday morning, August 05, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 2 – 4 p.m. to greet visitors.
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday morning, August 06, 2012 at St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ with Reverand Elizabeth Colton officiating.
Interment: Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
