He married Effie Violet Keiler February 8, 1956, in Sioux City.
He was a U. S. Postal Service clerk for 33 years, retiring in 1977.
Harry died June 11, 1992 and Mrs. Porter died December 18, 1984, in Sioux City; both are buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus. He had been a member of the American Legion Monahan Post 64 since 1946.
Survivors include two sons, Tom Keiler and Ed and his wife, Mary Keller, all of Sioux City; a sister and her husband, Phyllis and Shell Drummond of Braidon, Florida; an uncle and aunt, Casey and Katie Porter of Sanford, Michigan; a sister-in-law, Rainie Porter, of Midland, Michigan; four grandsons, Ed Keller, III, and Brett, Bradley, and Davon Keller; and several nieces and nephews.
He also was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, William Porter.
William Nathaniel Porter
Birth October 10, 1917 Flandreau, South Dakota
Death December 17, 1970 Midland, Michigan
Burial Midland City Cemetery, Midland
Wife: Lorraine
Tressa (Sheridan) Porter
Birth January 5, 1924 Perrinton, Michigan
Death February 24, 2006 Midland
Burial Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Midland