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Harold Stierhoff Obituary

Harold Stierhoff
August 2, 1933 - July 6, 2023
Cary, North Carolina - Harold F. Stierhoff, age 89, of Cary, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023.
Harold Frederick Stierhoff, 89 a resident of Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary, NC passed away peacefully on July 6, 2023 at Wakemed Cary Hospital.
Harold was born on a farm near Marysville, Ohio and was the son of Harry and Hazel Stierhoff, deceased. His brother, Alvin, is also deceased.
Harold is survived by his wife Betty, sister Sharon McConnell, son Michael, daughter Vickie and husband John, 3 grandchildren; Christina, Oliver and Ryan, one great-granddaughter, Maggie, nieces; Amanda, Shannon and Joan, and nephew Phil.
After graduating from Marysville High School, Harold moved to North Carolina, where he married Betty and later served in the Navy during the Korean War.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was a fervent Tar Heel fan, especially when it came to basketball. After college, Harold spent his career working in finance and banking in Charlotte, North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia. He served as a Director and served on the Executive Committee of the National Commercial Finance Conference, and was a Director of the Virginia Road Builders.
His civic duties included Chairman of the Board of James River Schools, Patron Association Chairman of Trinity Episcopal School, and President of the Southampton Citizens Association in Richmond Virginia. He was also a member of the Heart of Cary Association.
After retirement, Harold became a founding Director of The Bank of Richmond.
During his final years, living in the Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary, North Carolina, Harold served as the President of the Glenaire Residents Association, Trustee of Glenaire, Providence Home Board of Governors and a Director of the North Carolina Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church.
He will be remembered as a wonderful, loving, Christian husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His avid love of fishing led him to the Arctic Circle and landed him several award citations.
Donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital can be made in lieu of flowers.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The News & Observer on Jul. 9, 2023.

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Roy Jarvis

July 27, 2023

I did not know Harold but I have known Michael his son for a number of years . Michael has always proven to be a man of high integrity and well respected by those who have known him.
Having read the obituary , it is clear that the apple does not fall from the tree. What a man Harold must be. May his legacy that he has left in the hearts and minds of those that knew him live on and continue to honor both him and the God he served.

Horace Robertson

July 12, 2023

Betty and Family, Eunice and I continue to remember you all in our prayers. Harold's extended family will always carry great memories of him. We appreciate the many things he did in spiritual matters connected with Westwood Baptist church and the Raleigh Baptist Association. Let us know of things you desire for some of us to do for you and the family.

Eduardo Galvão

July 8, 2023

What a sad news! We met in Brazil and in Richmond! My good friend Harold! My condolences to Betty Stierhoff and his family!

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