Harold Emerson Dodge, 76

WORTON, Md. - Harold Emerson Dodge, of Worton, died peacefully Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family and friends. He was 76.

Mr. Dodge was born in Andover, Mass., son of the late Philip and Madeline (Emerson) Dodge.

He was honored with both the Korean service ribbon with seven stars and the United Nations service medal for his tour of duty during the Korean War aboard the USS Mount McKinley. He was an active member of the USS Mount McKinley Association.

Mr. Dodge attended the University of Connecticut graduating with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering.

He began his career at IBM Federal Systems Division in 1957 in Owego, N.Y. He spent his 34-year career as an aerospace engineer at IBM, working on many defense projects including Gemini, AWACS and the A-6 and A-7 fighter planes.

In his spare time, Mr. Dodge loved gardening, sudoku, crossword puzzles, his grandkids and his pets.

In addition to his parents, a daughter, Cynthia Ann Dodge, predeceased him.

He is survived by his wife, Billie Dodge; a son, David and his wife Vicki Dodge of Fair Oaks, Calif.; a son, Wayne and his wife Carol Dodge of Northglenn, Colo.; a daughter, Susan Dodge and Joe Edington of Newark Valley, N.Y.; a daughter, Lisa and her husband Tim Jacks of Oneida, N.Y.; a son, Seth and his wife Rielle Miller Gabriel of Chevy Chase, Md.; and a daughter, Erin Gabriel and Seth Knight of Seattle.

He is also survived by a brother, Philip and his wife Maryann Dodge of Milford, Conn.; a sister, Ollie Milazzo of Claremont, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Valerie and Jason Andrews, Ashley Roth, Samantha Vice, Nicholas Edington and Tyler and Claudia Dodge; and one great-grandchild, Aliyah Moncur, soon to be followed by a second great-grandchild.

Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home, 300 E. Main St., Endicott, N.Y., where friends and family may call from 9:30 a.m.

Interment services will follow in the Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, N.Y.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his memory to the Humane Society of Kent County, 10720 Augustine Herman Highway, P.O. Box 352, Chestertown, MD 21620; or to the University of Connecticut Foundation, 2390 Alumni Drive, Unit 3206, Storrs, CT 06269, Attn. Brian Ottis.