Rev. Harold Alenius passed away Dec. 6 at Belfast, Maine. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Alenius of Chicago. Services were held at Trinity Lutheran church in Chicago and he was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
Harold was born July 10, 1913 in Rock Springs. He was graduated from Rock Springs high school and it was in Rock Springs that he began his study of the violin.
After graduating from high school he attended Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y., received a B.M. Ed degree from K.S.T.C in Emporia, Kan.; did graduate work at the University of Wyoming, and received a M.M. degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
He was the founder and leader of the Alenius String Ensemble which toured throughout Midwestern states, and he was the composer of many vocal and instrumental compositions.
At one time he was instructor of orchestra and band in Rock Springs high school as well as in several other states. He was professor of violin and orchestra at Monticello College, Monticello, Ala., and for several years was violinist in the Louisville and Atlanta Symphony orchestras.
Having been greatly interested in theology and philosophy from his youth, in 1956 he entered Bangor, Maine, Theological seminary in Bangor, Maine, and was graduated from there in June 1959 at which time he became minister of Mason Mills Community Church in Belfast, Maine.
In passing he leaves his parents, one brother, Arnold, and two sisters, Gertrude Isaacson and Elsie Bergquist, all of Chicago.
Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1960
Harold was born July 10, 1913 in Rock Springs. He was graduated from Rock Springs high school and it was in Rock Springs that he began his study of the violin.
After graduating from high school he attended Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y., received a B.M. Ed degree from K.S.T.C in Emporia, Kan.; did graduate work at the University of Wyoming, and received a M.M. degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
He was the founder and leader of the Alenius String Ensemble which toured throughout Midwestern states, and he was the composer of many vocal and instrumental compositions.
At one time he was instructor of orchestra and band in Rock Springs high school as well as in several other states. He was professor of violin and orchestra at Monticello College, Monticello, Ala., and for several years was violinist in the Louisville and Atlanta Symphony orchestras.
Having been greatly interested in theology and philosophy from his youth, in 1956 he entered Bangor, Maine, Theological seminary in Bangor, Maine, and was graduated from there in June 1959 at which time he became minister of Mason Mills Community Church in Belfast, Maine.
In passing he leaves his parents, one brother, Arnold, and two sisters, Gertrude Isaacson and Elsie Bergquist, all of Chicago.
Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1960
Rev. Harold Alenius passed away Dec. 6 at Belfast, Maine. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Alenius of Chicago. Services were held at Trinity Lutheran church in Chicago and he was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
Harold was born July 10, 1913 in Rock Springs. He was graduated from Rock Springs high school and it was in Rock Springs that he began his study of the violin.
After graduating from high school he attended Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y., received a B.M. Ed degree from K.S.T.C in Emporia, Kan.; did graduate work at the University of Wyoming, and received a M.M. degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
He was the founder and leader of the Alenius String Ensemble which toured throughout Midwestern states, and he was the composer of many vocal and instrumental compositions.
At one time he was instructor of orchestra and band in Rock Springs high school as well as in several other states. He was professor of violin and orchestra at Monticello College, Monticello, Ala., and for several years was violinist in the Louisville and Atlanta Symphony orchestras.
Having been greatly interested in theology and philosophy from his youth, in 1956 he entered Bangor, Maine, Theological seminary in Bangor, Maine, and was graduated from there in June 1959 at which time he became minister of Mason Mills Community Church in Belfast, Maine.
In passing he leaves his parents, one brother, Arnold, and two sisters, Gertrude Isaacson and Elsie Bergquist, all of Chicago.
Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1960
Harold was born July 10, 1913 in Rock Springs. He was graduated from Rock Springs high school and it was in Rock Springs that he began his study of the violin.
After graduating from high school he attended Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y., received a B.M. Ed degree from K.S.T.C in Emporia, Kan.; did graduate work at the University of Wyoming, and received a M.M. degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
He was the founder and leader of the Alenius String Ensemble which toured throughout Midwestern states, and he was the composer of many vocal and instrumental compositions.
At one time he was instructor of orchestra and band in Rock Springs high school as well as in several other states. He was professor of violin and orchestra at Monticello College, Monticello, Ala., and for several years was violinist in the Louisville and Atlanta Symphony orchestras.
Having been greatly interested in theology and philosophy from his youth, in 1956 he entered Bangor, Maine, Theological seminary in Bangor, Maine, and was graduated from there in June 1959 at which time he became minister of Mason Mills Community Church in Belfast, Maine.
In passing he leaves his parents, one brother, Arnold, and two sisters, Gertrude Isaacson and Elsie Bergquist, all of Chicago.
Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1960
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