Harold Lloyd Scheel

1924-2017

Harold Lloyd Scheel, 93, of Valencia, CA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. He was born to the late Harry Scheel and Lillie Baasch Scheel on April 14, 1924, in Grand Island, NE.

Harold graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1942. He married Fern Behrens in 1946. He worked on the family farm and later at Robert’s Dairy and the Berkeley Pump Company in Grand Island before moving to California in 1962.

After the move to California, he worked for the City of Torrance as a heavy equipment operator until he retired in 1986. After retirement, he and Fern moved to the Victor Valley, where they resided until 2011, when they moved to Valencia to be closer to their daughter.

In retirement, Harold enjoyed spending time with family and friends, polka dancing and traveling. He and Fern enjoyed 70 wonderful years of marriage. They traveled widely throughout the United States in their RV. They were also able to visit Egypt, the Holy Land, Hawaii, Cancun, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.

He is survived by his wife, Fern; son, Randall Scheel and his wife Nancy; daughter, Connie Scheel Sitar and her husband Dennis; brother dren, numerous nieces and nephews, and 7 great-grandchildren.

He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend. He will be greatly missed but fondly remembered.

The Signal, September 9, 2017 Sign the Legacy online guestbook at www.signalscv.com.