Harold Arthur Heiden was born on Monday, September 17, 1934 at the family home. He attended King and Bridge Schools and graduated from Dundee High School in 1953.

While in high school, he was a member of the National Honor Society and played baseball, football and performed in the band.

After graduation, he entered the Tool and Die Maker program at Ford Motor Company. Harold completed his apprenticeship in 1958 and subsequently worked as Plant Manager for Janson Tool & Die Co. in Toledo for 31 years. He returned to Ford as a Layout Inspector and CMM Programmer at the Milan plant.

  On May 22, 1954 he married Carol Jean Boos in a ceremony at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Monroe. After living a number of years in Sandusky, Ohio and Monroe, Harold and Carol now live in Temperance, Michigan. They had three sons.

Harold enjoyed fishing and boating on Lake Erie. He and Carol traveled extensively through the U.S., Canada and Europe. He liked taking trips out West to ski and also liked to do wood carvings.  

Harold passed away on November 24, 2023 and Carol died on February 2, 20024.