Pearl Harms

Pearl Campbell Harms, age 96, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015. She was born to Jesse and Maudie Halstead Campbell on January 18, 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her parents then moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, and later to Julesburg, Colorado, where she graduated high school in 1938. Pearl was a member of the Christian Church in Julesburg.

She married Derrel R. Harms of Ovid, Colorado on August 21, 1939. To this union, three children were born: Judith Margaret and Eleanor Faye in Julesburg and Calvin Eugene after they moved to Dalton, Nebraska in 1943. The family belonged to the Presbyterian Church in Dalton, where all the children were baptized and confirmed. In 1959, they moved to Alliance, Nebraska and in 1961, they moved to Ft. Collins, and finally settled in Ogallala, Nebraska. Pearl’s husband passed away in August of 1970 and is buried at Ovid, Colorado.

Pearl was a gifted gardener, loved flowers, played the accordion, and loved to read. She was a seamstress for many years for her family and for others. She was a stay-at-home mother until they moved to Alliance. She worked in a cleaning establishment in Alliance and Ft. Collins, and for TRW in Ogallala for 20 years.

After retirement, Pearl moved to Ashland to be close to her daughter, Faye and family. In 2007, she moved to Plymouth Place in Des Moines, Iowa to live near her daughter, Judy and became a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Out-To-Lunch-Bunch. She enjoyed listening to books supplied to her by the Blind from Des Moines.

Pearl was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son, Calvin. She leaves to mourn her passing her daughters, Judith Poulsen of Des Moines and Faye (Harold) Cline of Lebanon, Missouri. She is survived by twelve grandchildren and their families: Debbra Valasek, Monty Warthen, Gloria Warthen, Michael Poland, Amy Jayne Williams, Julia Fox-Poulsen, Jamie Poulsen, Edward Poulsen, Richard Poulsen, Cathy Lee, Christy Kennedy, and Craig Cline; and 37 great-grandchildren.

A graveside ceremony will be held in Ovid, Colorado at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the organization of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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