Joel Lee (Harshman) Embree, son of Lynn Harshman and Jeanette (Garska) Emery died June 14, 2008 at Loveland, Colo., of injuries sustained in a car accident.
     Joel was born Jan 28,1982 in Greeley, Colo., and lived there for five years. After his parents divorced in 1987 he moved to Eaton, Colo., with his mother and in 1989 was adopted by his step-father John Embree. He received his education in Eaton and then moved to Berthoud, Colo.
        Joel worked in the Loveland, Aurora, and Denver areas. He loved music for which he had a particular gift of perfect pitch. He composed and produced his own music and played in several bands. Joel had a quick wit and was extremely intelligent. He was especially good with technology and had at one point attended Computer Technology School.
     On Jan. 15, 2005 Joel married April DeBellis at the LDS Church in Loveland, Colo. To this union Caden Benjamin was born June 4, 2006. Caden was Joel's pride and joy.   
        Joel was preceded in death by an infant sister Amanda Marie Harshman in 1981 and his grandfather, Virgil E. Harshman.
     He is survived by his wife, April and son, Caden Embree and another son, Daylan born 2002; his father Lynn Harshman and wife, Barb of Aurora, Colo.; mother, Jannette Emery and step-father Bernell Emery; adoptive father, John Embree; brothers, Jesse (Harshman) Embree and Jonnie Embree of Loveland, Colo., Joshua Harshman and step-brother Jacob Struble of Aurora, Colo.; niece, Jade Alana Embree. In-laws, Benjamin and Jerri DeBellis of Yuma, Colo.; grandmother, Elsie Loreen Harshman of Wray, Colo., and grandparents, Howard and Jane Garska of Ogallala, Neb.; uncle, Jack Harshman and wife, Sherry of Denver, Aunt Vickie Love and husband, Lurie of Wray, Colo., Aunt Sheila Hageman and husband, Marty of Fremont, Neb.; cousins, Roger Harshman and wife, Lisa, Ann (Harshman) Messiner, Sarah Love, Darcy (Love) Beauchamp and husband, Daniel, Curston and Sean Hageman, Michael, John, Dillon, Kaylie and Kyle Harshman, Mindy and Toby Messiner, Isabella Messiner, Elizabeth Moeller and many other friends and family.
        Services were held Wednesday, June 18 at Allnutt Funeral Service in Loveland, Colo. Another service followed on Thursday, June 19, 2008 in Ogallala at Draucker's Funeral Chapel with interment at Ogallala Cemetery.