Harold Francis Wiseman, 91, an aircraft manager at defense aircraft factories, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
Burial: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Kan. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Harold was born April 23, 1920, in Wichita, Kan., to Maud Bell Anduss, born in Greenfield, Mo., and Charles McKinley Wiseman Sr., born in Leon, Kan.
He married Zada Corrine Jones on Sept. 5, 1943, in Wichita, Kan. Harold was employed by Boeing Aircraft Co. in Wichita, Kan., from Oct. 10, 1940, to Oct. 13, 1944.
He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II and was a staff sergeant E6. He worked for Boeing again from Dec. 30, 1946, to Sept. 24, 1951, Ford Motor Co. from Sept. 25, 1951, to April 23, 1956, and Convair (now Lockheed Martin) in Fort Worth from April 23, 1956, until retirement. Harold's hobbies were woodworking and tinkering with his crafts in his shack. He loved making wood toys and furniture for his children and grandchildren and leaves behind a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind crafts.
Survivors: Wife, Zada Corrine Wiseman; sons, Mark Arthur Wiseman and wife, Cynthia Kay, and Marvin Ray Wiseman; grandchildren, Zachary Cain Wisemen and wife, Marina, Rachel Marie Wiseman, Noah Taylor Wiseman; and brother, Bruce Lee Wiseman of Uudel, Kan.