Barnhart

Howard Dale Barnhart, 91, of La Habra, Calif., died Monday at Quality Care in Whittier, Calif.

Born Dec. 13, 1915, in Butler County, he was the son of Chalmer Dale and Ada Mae Whittington Barnhart.

He graduated from The Butler Business College in 1935.

During World War II, he served in the Army from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged as a technical sergeant. He served as first sergeant, First Air Base Squadron, Composite Force 8012, Ascension Island, USAFSA.

For a time, he was the general manager at Stardrill-Keystone Manufacturing in Beaver Falls. After moving to California, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 22 years, and retired in 1980 as the assistant postmaster of La Habra.

Mr. Barnhart was a member of the La Habra Hills Presbyterian Church.

He loved genealogy and compiled numerous family histories. The largest was "Casper Bernhardt And His Descendents," co-authored with Janet Warter. Suzy Hepler of Butler also was instrumental compiling that history.

He is survived by four children, Richard D. Barnhart of Whittier, Doris E. and Joyce L. Barnhart, both of La Habra, and Kathleen D. Moon and her husband, Benjamin, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a grandson, Colin C. McLeod and his wife, Sandra, of Knoxville, Tenn.; and three great-grandchildren, Kaitlin, Jenna and Aidan, all of Knoxville.

Survivors also include a sister, Aida Barnhart Vail of Gaithersburg, Md.; two brothers, William D. Barnhart of Highland, Calif., and Piqua, Ohio, and George R. Barnhart of Fresno, Calif.; and 14 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Anderson Barnhart, and a sister, Betty Jane Barnhart Leighton Cole.

<B>BARNHART </B>— Burial for Howard Dale Barnhart, who died Monday, May 28, 2007, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Brea, Calif. His church pastor, the Rev. Geoffrey Pfaff, will officiate.Donations may be given to the American Diabetes Association or Butler County Federated Library System.