Harold C. Grannas, 88, passed away on Tuesday morning, June 23, 2009 at St. Anne's Retirement Community.

He was the husband of the late Margaret E. Ala Grannas, who passed away in 2006. Born in Altoona, PA, Harold was the son of the late Richard and Emma Oswald Grannas.

Harold had been an instructor at the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology for 33 years, until retiring in 1983. He had also taught previously at Punxatawny High School, the Los Angeles School District, and the Doylestown School District.

He was a member of the PA Area Retired State Employees (PARSE), the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Knights of Columbus, and Millersville VFW Post 7942.

Harold served in World War II in the US Army in the Coastal Artillery.

He was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

He is survived by his son, John T. of Huntingdon, PA; his granddaughter Kristin L. Grannas of Lansing, MI, and his 5 nephews: Richard, Kenneth, Ronald, Lawrence, and Robert Grannas. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Ann Grannas Geus, his brothers, Raymond and Richard Grannas.

Friends and family are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Friday at 10AM from the Chapel at St. Anne's Retirement Village, 3952 Columbia, Ave., Columbia, PA 17512, with Msgr. Richard Onwuanibe as Celebrant. Interment in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Harold's memory to St. Anne's Retirement Village. Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster, PA 393-9661. To send an online condolence, please visit www.snyderfuneralhome.com