Person:Harold Gottfredson (1)

Harold Gottfredson, husband of Allie Whittaker: Harold Gottfredson, son of Jacob Gottfredson and Angeline Martin; born 29 September 1900, at Vermillion, Washington, Utah. Married Allie Whittaker. Died 1 October 1965. Buried at Circleville; stone reads: "Father". Baptized 27 June 1909, by Martin C. Dalton; confirmed 4 July 1909, by James E. Peterson; ordained deacon, 19 January 1913, by Henry Sudweeks; ordained elder, 2 June 1922, by Henry Sudweeks.

1920: Living in Circleville; can read and write.13 December 1940: Kari Wood, Harold Gottfredson, Scott Betenson and Marlo Davis left Wednesday with two truck loads of potatoes for the Phoenix market.25 April 1941: Arthur Gottfredson, Brandon Horton, Dick Mortensen, Tommy Fullmer, Raymond Whittaker, Taylor Dalton and Harold Gottfredson attended an invitational track meet at Snow college at Ephraim last Friday. Arthur took first place in the shot put, heaving it 46 feet and 1 inch, and placed 2nd in the discus, throwing it 114 feet.13 February 1942: Richfield visitors Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Garold Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Carole Dalton and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gottfredson.4 February 1944: Gottfredson Home Completely Raised; Some Affects Saved / Circleville--Fire, caused through a faulty furnace, completely destroyed the home of Harold Gottfredson here Sunday of this week. The loss was estimated at $5,000. / The fire started in the basement and soon spread to the upper floors of the main structure. Furniture and household items on the main floor were practically all saved, but items in the upper story of the building were lost in the flames. / Due to insufficient fire-fighting equipment, te Panguitch fire department was called. However, when they arrived, it was found that the city fire plugs were equipped with a different size fitting and the Panguitch crew was unable to assist materially in controlling the flames.10 September 1949: Notes on town elections: / Circleville: Harold Gottfredson, 101, town president; 4-year trustees, Weldon Simkins, 65; Alma Morgan, 97. 2-year trustees: Arthur Gottfredson, 78; Clifford Norton, 79.1 December 1949: Cemetery Project at Circleville Nears Completion / The beautification project for the Circleville cemetery h neared completion for the year with the planting of a number of small pine trees to serve as a windbreak around the cemetery. / Better Homes club No. 9, underthe direction of Mrs. Harold Gottfredson, sponsored this project with the cooperation of the town board. The two ladies canvassed the entire town and asked $5 from each family to pay a caretaker at the cemetery. / The town board agreed to put 50 cents with every dollar collected. The ladies collected from over half the families in town and hired Tex Grigsby as caretaker. / Lawn was planted over half the cemetery and the other half will be planted next year. Rose bushes were also planted to border the entrance. / Men who assisted in getting the pine trees, under the supervision of Ranger Kenneth Bowers, were Harold Gottfredson, Bill Fullmer, Merrill Day, Don Bridges, James Haycock, Shepherd Haycock, Orion Gottfredson and Cameron Norton. / C.B. Crane, Piute agricultural teacher, supervised the planting of the trees with Carl Beebe, Bill Fullmer and Bradford Hatch assisting. Mr. Crane's two classes of Future Farmers dug the holes and planted the trees.11 February 1954: Circleville Town Board Has New "White Way" Installed / CIRCLEVILLE - At the cost of $2,100 this city in central Piute county has installed 10 "white way" street lamps along the nearly three-block Main street as a safety factor, according to L.R. Fournier of Telluride Power Co., the company receiving the contract to construct the lights. / Negotiations for the lights got underway last December and were completed and turned on by February 1. / Each lamp is an illuminating power of 6,000 lumens or is the equivalent of a 500 watt lamp, according to Mr. Fournier. They are installed on poles 27 feet high which were trimmed, smoothed and painted by the Piute high school Future Farmers of America chapter, as a combination civic service and money making project. / The program was initiated by Mayor Harold Gottfredson and the Circleville board of trustees, plus businesses, in the town which cooperated with the town board to make the lighting possible. Those businesses were Ralph's Garage, Whittaker's Theaters, Kent Grocery, R & B Cafe, Dean's Cash Store, Horse Shoe Cafe and Gottfredson Office Building. / The 10 lights are spaced from the Horse Shoe Cafe to the city building. / The project was under the supervision of George Brox, Marysvale, division superintendent of Telluride Power Co. / The new lighting system, it is hoped, will give pedestrians and local motorists added protection during the hours of darkness on the city's main street which also happens to be heavily traveled US Highway 89.26 January 1956: Circleville Plans Big Dance Thursday to Help Fight Polio / To raise funds for the "Fight Polio" campaign in Circleville a dance will be held Thursday evening January 26 in the high school auditorium, it was announced this week by committee members Raymond Whittaker and Mrs. Eva Wood. / Music will be furnished by Bryce's Arcadians with admission charges to be $1.00 per couple and 25c extra ladies. / All proceeds will go toward the Polio campaign. / Harold Gottfredson is Polio chairman of Piute County.

1.   Julia M. Bowman.