Jones Pearson Funeral Home

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, April 1,2018, at his winter home in Alamo, Texas.He was born on March 21, 1930, to Waldemar and Dorothy (McClintick) Montzka at the family home in Grey Eagle, Minn. It was there that he attended public school, graduating from the Grey Eagle High School in 1948. After graduation, Harold entered the United States Air Force, where he proudly served his country during the Korean War. After he left the Air Force, he enlisted into the Air National Guard and continued up the ranks, retiring with the rank of major. After his honorable discharge, Harold returned to Minnesota, where he married his high school sweetheart, Susan Hendrickson, on June 5, 1953, in Minneapolis. Harold attended the University of Minnesota, where he studied industrial arts and electronics, earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.After college, Harold began his teaching career at the St. Cloud Apollo High School. After some time, Harold moved his family to Mankato, Minn., where he accepted a position teaching industrial arts and electronics at the Mankato Technical College. After a number of years, he accepted a promotion to the Hibbing Technical College, where he served as assistant director and also taught until his retirement in the mid-1990s.During his teaching career, Harold was also involved in leadership positions with the Minnesota National Guard, where he served for 20 years. Harold was a man of faith and faithfully attended church in the communities his family was a part of, currently being active at Grace Community Church in Osage. Working together, Harold and Sue were youth leaders and Sunday school teachers in their churches. He was also instrumental in providing leadership in four separate church building projects during his lifetime. He was an active and longtime member of the Osage Lions Club. Harold enjoyed the annual Montzka family fishing trips to Canada. He also headed up the Montzka family Labor Day reunion each year.For many years... (Hibbing Daily Tribune)