HARVEY WILLIAMS

Harvey Williams, 81, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at his home. He was born March 16, 1923 in Owatonna, the son of Fred and Emma (Olp) Williams. He served his country proudly in World War II as a combat photographer in the US Marine Corps. He was wounded during combat and received the Purple Heart. Upon moving to New York, Williams married the former Jean Nelson Turner (also of Owatonna) and raised two daughters, Jan and Kay. Harvey began a career in sales at the International Playtex Corporation and rose through the ranks to retire as the Vice President and General Manager of Research and Development in 1987. He experienced the NYC blackout of 1964 in his office at the top of the Empire State Building and received a commendation for leading a group of frightened people down 67 flights of stairs by "torchlight". Widowed in 1979, he married the former Patricia Ehrenstein in 1990 and together they published TRAVELHOST Magazine (NYC Suburbs edition) from 1988 until they sold the business in 2003 and returned to Owatonna. He was currently selling advertising for TRAVELHOST magazine of Southern Minnesota. Visitation will be held at Michaelson Funeral Home on Sunday from 4-7pm and on Monday from 10-11am. Funeral Services will be held Monday, June 7, 2004 at 11:00 AM at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna, MN. The Reverend Louisa Fure of Trinity Lutheran Church will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to The American Heart Association of The American Lung Association. MICHAELSON FUNERAL HOMES, INC., (507) 451-7943