Memorial services for Max E. Harris of Crawford will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015 at 11:00
AM at the Crawford City Cemetery with Cheryl Harris officiating.
Max E. Harris was born to Donald and Ruth (Feeser) Harris October 2, 1928, in North Platte,
Nebraska. He graduated from Crawford High School in 1946, and The University of Nebraska
in 1950. Max married Dorothy Lathrop at the Congregational Church in Crawford June 11,
1950.
He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity in Omaha and graduated as a member of
A.O.A, Honorary Medical Society from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 1954. He
interned in San Bernardino, CA, followed by 3 years of USAF service at Vance Air Force Base,
Enid, Oklahoma and was discharged with the rank of Captain.
His surgical residency training followed at Miller Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota; V.A. Hospital in
Sioux Falls, SD; and Vascular Surgury fellowship at Baylor University Hospital in Houston, TX.
Max’s Surgical Board Exams followed in New Orleans, Louisana. In 1964 he returned to St.
Paul, Minnesota to join the surgical practice of Drs. Leven, Lannin & Tongen.
During his years of practice, he was on the staff of several hospitals, serving as Chief of Staff at
Midway Hospital and President of the St. Paul Surgical Society. He was also a member of the
Minnesota Surgical Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Medical
Association. Max eneded up retiring in 1990. He returned to Crawford, Nebraska where he
resumed a vital interest in the community & retained a home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was an
active member of the Legend Buttes Golf Course, Eagles Club, PPDC & member of the Masonic
Lodge.
His survivors include Son Scott Harris; twin daughters Luci Harris & Lori Pettit, grandchildren
Kyle & Lisa Harris and Timothy W. Pettit; great grandson Caden Oliver; 2 brothers Todd
(Cheryl) Harris and Dean (Carolyn) Harris of Alliance; and several nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dode, his parents, step-mother Inez Kamerzell, brothers
Jack and Boyd.
Memorials may be made to the Legend Buttes Golf Course, 3440 US 20 Crawford, NE 69339.
Donations may also be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.
Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com
Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford is in charge of arrangements.