Ardis Rachel Harrison

Ardis Rachel Harrison, age 95 left this world and entered the kingdom of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth, Wisconsin. Ardis was born Sept. 23, 1919 in Zion, Illinois. She spent her younger years in Plymouth, Massachusetts and returned to Zion after finishing high school. She met Eric Towers Harrison while working at Abbott Labs. They married July 12, 1940 in Zion. Their first home was in Buckley Hills in Waukegan, Illinois. In 1951, they moved to their home at 2720 Emmaus Ave. in Zion where they continued to raise their three children, Carolyn, Laurel and Neal. Ardis always put Christ first. For many years, she was an active member of Grace Missionary Church in Zion. She worked in the nursery caring for the babies. To those who knew her, she was an excellent example of a Christ Follower. Until she died, she read her devotions on a regular basis. Her family was very important to her. She was a full time mom and when her children started school, she worked in the school cafeteria at lunchtime. Eric and she took the family on many camping trips and family vacations. The area near Devils Lake, Wisconsin was a favorite destination. Lodi, Wisconsin was their summer home for many years after Eric retired. Wintering in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, they were active members of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Ardis enjoyed baking, sewing, knitting and crocheting. She also was an avid walker for many years. She enjoyed playing games with the grandkids, as well as reading stories and singing to them. Ardis was preceded in death by her parents, Ida (nee Johnson) and Lanson Neal, and her four siblings, Paul Raymond Neal, Bryant Waldron Neal, Carrie Evangeline Knepper, and Clement Victor Neal. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Eric Towers Harrison (1915 1999), her daughter, Laurel Lee King as well as a dear grandson, James Gordan Kramer. She is survived by her oldest daughter, Carolyn Lynn (Jim) Kramer of Lodi, WI and her son, Neal Towers (Andrea Lynn) Harrison of Naperville, IL, eight grandchildren: Gail Hanlon, Roger Kramer, Eric Kramer, Susan (Moe) Newkirk, Mary King, Nancy (Jim) Kelsch, Randy Harrison, Dana (Kurt) Karbusicky and many great grandchildren as well as great-great grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. She was loved and will be missed by all who knew her. Please mark your calendars for a Celebration of Life picnic Sunday afternoon, July 26, 2015 in Lodi, WI hosted by her loving family. Please RSVP to Neal and Lynn Harrison (630)420-1805 Donations in her honor would be graciously accepted and can be addressed & mailed to: Heartland Country Village, 634 Center St, Black Earth, WI 53515 OR to Maybury Mansions, 2451 NE 51st. Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 All Faiths Funeral & Cremation Services Madison (608)442-0477 www.866allfaiths.com