Harry was a maintenance man for the W.F. Mosser Co., and died in an industrial accident. He was burning the tops of fuel drums at the machine shop with his acetylene torch, and caused them to explode - Harry’s skull was fractured and he had a fatal intra-cranial hemmorhage as a result. Harry also had 3rd degree burns of the the face and lower extremities. He was an Army veteran of WWI and saw action in the Battle of the Argonne Forest.

Verna and Harry lived in Allentown, Pa. She was a sewing machine operator. She was also employed by Homemaking Service of Allentown for 16 years, retiring in 1983.