Obituary of Lloyd John Harvey

IN LOVING MEMORY OF LLOYD J. HARVEY Lloyd John Harvey, the third of 12 children born to John and Melissa (Hickman) Harvey, was born September 2, 1904, in Republican City, Nebraska, and passed away at the Gray Cara West Assisted Living Center in Evans, Colorado, at the age of 106. During the span of his lifetime, Lloyd worked for the Fleming Logging and Lumber Company near Redcliff, Colorado, on the Shrine Pass. He was the foreman of Johnson Fruit Company in McCook, Nebraska, and also the foreman and manager of the Coca-Cola plant in Norton, Kansas. After his retirement, he became a painter. Lloyd married Freda Anna Voigt on June 16, 1926, in the Methodist Church in Hastings, Nebraska. In 1933, their only child, Marlene June Harvey, was born in McCook. They Harvey's spent 55 years in Norton, where they were an integral part of Marlene's family's life. They were involved in their grandchildren's lives on a daily basis. After Freda suffered a stroke in 1993, they moved to Greeley, to live with Marlene and her husband, Bill Wilmot. Freda entered Gray Cara West Assisted Living six months before she passed away. Lloyd continued to reside in Greeley with Marlene and Bill. They traveled across America in their motor home visiting friends and relatives. After Bill's death in 2000, Lloyd and Marlene remained in Greeley. Lloyd enjoyed knitting, building and maintaining birdhouses and birdfeeders, and picnicking in the Rocky Mountains. Lloyd wrote many books and short stories during his lifetime however he never wanted to pursue having them published. Until two months ago, Lloyd resided with Marlene in her home. He was climbing 26 steps numerous times every day without losing his breath. February 1, 2011, Lloyd moved into Gray Cara West Assisted Living. He contracted pneumonia and passed away April 2, 2011. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and his brothers and sisters, Francis, Eldon, Leslie, Walter, Loretta, Lora, Marie, Clifford, Carrol, Aletha, and Doris. Survivors include his daughter, Marlene Wilmot, of Greeley; grandchildren, David Wilmot, Bryant, Arkansas; and Janell Ambrosier, Elkhart, Kansas, great-grandchildren, William Alexander Wilmot and Katherine Emily Ambrosier, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews, and their children. Memorials may be made to Gray Cara West Assisted Living in Evans, CO.