Harold King McGregor

Harold King McGregor April 9, 1916 ~ November 16, 2011 Harold King McGregor, age 95, a longtime resident of the Wenatchee Valley, passed away on November 16, 2011. He was born on April 9, 1916, in York, NE, to Donald and Gertrude McGregor. He accepted the role of taking care of others at the very young age of 16, when his family lost their father. It became his responsibility to support his mother and siblings, working in agriculture. His jobs led him to California, where he met and married Lavern Taylor in 1940. They continued to work together in agriculture, leading them to the Wenatchee Valley in 1941. He gained employment with a rancher on Wheeler Hill, where he worked as an orchardist and ranch foreman for the following 25 years. Together they raised their family. He was able to provide his children employment as they grew up, taught them to hunt and fish, run a farm, maintain orchards, and repair equipment. He began working for Tilly Equipment as a mechanic, servicing agricultural equipment in 1966, relocating his family to East Wenatchee. He later moved into management and sales positions, until his retirement in 1982. Retirement was the one thing he couldn't learn to do, as he continued to service equipment for local orchardists and ranchers for many years after. He was also devoting much of his time and energies as a caregiver to his wife, becoming widowed in 1986. During this time of his life, he spent many days fishing with friends and family, a hobby he had loved and enjoyed all of his life. He married Lauraine Finley in 1990. Together they traveled throughout many parts of the United States, including Alaska. His interests included fishing, traveling, attending rodeos, watching his grandchildren in sports events, spending time with his family, and working. He is survived by his wife, Lauraine; his sons, Gary McGregor, Gerald McGregor, Danny McGregor and Tracy McGregor; his daughters, Pat Fleming, Sharon Haynes, Janet Sanders, Dixie Shiflett, Sally Goodwin, Sheila Kane, Marsha Smith and Hollie Goodrich; his step-children, Barry Horrell, Trent Horrell and Faun Earhart; his sons-in-law, James Fleming, Rich Haynes, Darwin Shiflett, Gordy Goodwin, Scott Kane and Bob Smith; his daughters-in-law, Carol McGregor and Vickie McGregor; 29 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; his sister, Wanda Anderson; and his brother, Wayne McGregor. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Darryl and Bill McGregor; two sisters, Catherine Miller and Ruby Shambaugh; a son-in-law, Scott Goodrich; a daughter-in-law, Cathy McGregor; two grandchildren, Mark McGregor and Karen Haynes; and one great-grandchild, Jessica Fleming. Services honoring his life will be held at Telford's Chapel of the Valley in East Wenatchee on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

Harold King McGregor

April 9, 1916 - November 16, 2011