Harland H. Horn Jr., 90, of Imperial died Jan. 28, 2019, in Imperial. Mr. Horn was a retired International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union leader and a longtime member of Teamsters Local 610, after beginning work as a union delivery driver for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. After a few years as a driver, a position opened in the local’s office and he was elected to it. Over the years, he advanced through the Local 610 elected offices. The highlight of his career came when Jimmy Hoffa, the president of the IBT, chose him to be a member of a team that brought the IBT to the city of Philadelphia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. After that, Mr. Horn returned to Local 610 in St. Louis and eventually won election to the office of Local 610 secretary-treasurer/principal officer. He will be remembered as a tough, but effective leader with a heart of gold, who was kind to family, friends and those in the workplace. Mr. Horn enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and he was a member of American Legion Post 283 in Imperial.
While he was in the Army, Mr. Horn was trained as a cook. After his retirement from the local, he loved baking, especially cinnamon rolls, which he enjoyed taking to family and friends and employees at the bank and doctor’s office he used, as well at the Post Office and many other places. Both he and his wife were avid baseball and hockey fans and attended many Cardinals and the Blues games.
Born Feb. 4, 1928, in St. Louis, he was the son of the late Gertrude and Harland H. Horn Sr.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Elizabeth “Betty” Ann.
He is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
He also was preceded in death by four sisters: Emily Mets, Gertrude Killian, Ellen Works and Ruth Wallace; and two brothers: John W. Horn Sr. and Arthur W. Horn.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the funeral services at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, in south St. Louis County. Burial will be at a later date in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks. Arrangements are under the direction of Kutis South County Chapel.