Harold was born on June 29,1932 to Alvin and Hildreth (Zimmerman) Rambow in Detroit, Michigan.

On September 3, 1955, he married Patricia Ann Bottrell and they had six children.

In the 1970s, they lived in Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan and in the 90s in White Lake, Oakland County.

On May 3, 2017, Harold died at the age of 84 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan.