SHREWSBURY -- Harold D. Bolster Sr., 96, of 11 Gleason Road, a retired truck driver, died Sunday, July 14, in The Odd Fellows Home in Worcester.

His wife, Ella (Phelps) Bolster, died in 1999. He leaves four sons, Harold D. Bolster Jr. of Goa, India, George W. Bolster of Winthrop, Forrest E. Bolster of Wurtzburg, Germany, and Charles H. Bolster Sr. of Leicester; a daughter, Marjorie I. Gauch of Shrewsbury; two step-daughters, Priscilla Foresteire of Princeton and Pearl Richter of St. George, Utah; 27 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was born in Boston, son of Warren and Fannie Bolster, and lived 37 years in Shrewsbury.

Mr. Bolster was a truck driver for New England Hardboard Co., Worcester, for 15 years, retiring in 1974. He enjoyed travel and boating.

The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, in Trinity Episcopal Church, 440 Main St. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. Calling hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, in the Morrison-Morin Funeral Home, 1131 Main St., Leicester. Memorial donations may be made to Odd Fellows Home, 101 Randolph Road, Worcester, MA 01606.