
Harry O'Neil, Jr. was born on March 21, 1928, in Moorhead MN to Harry and Eva (Rehn) O'Neil. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1947. Harry worked for Meinecke Johnson Construction and then joined the U.S. Navy, serving in Korea on the USS Seminole. He married Rosella "Rusty" Strander and they had two children, Kim and Kevin. Together they lived in Mt Clemens, Michigan, and he worked for Western Electric as an installer. After moving to Moorhead, Rosella died on October 15, 1959. He later married Corrine Klabo who died September 5, 1987. He retired from Western Electric in 1984. Harry married Beverly Beyer October 26, 1991.