Glenn T. "Spike" Harvey
September 21, 2011
Glenn “Spike” Harvey, 89, passed away September 21, 2011, at Methodist Medical Center.
Glenn was born July 26, 1922, in Des Moines, to Raymond and Merle Harvey in Des Moines. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the USS Lexington as a flight deck director. Glenn was an optician and working was his passion, he was still working up to six days a week at Vogue Vision. He had been a member of Grant Park Christian Church since 1932. He loved classical music and enjoyed drawing.
Glenn is survived by his daughter, Cathy (Larry) Swedberg; grandson, Marc Lane; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Helen; and his wife, Kathryn.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 26, 2011, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, followed by burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Iowa Jewish Life Center.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Connie Pomrenke
09/28/2011
It's still hard to believe Spike is gone. Looking back at the time we worked together at Vogue still makes me smile. He was a truly genuine good man and will be deeply missed. I still love you, Spike!!
Donna Sheil
09/26/2011
Cathy, I'm so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Norma Jean Shellmyer
09/26/2011
On my 8th birthday (1948) my Uncle Spike said he would give me a dollar if I ate eight ears of sweet corn. That was BIG money for me then, so I chowed down the sweet corn---all 8 ears of it. That is just one of my memories of him at our family gatherings. Another memory is his incessant boasting of the "Great East High School". I attended Tech, so of course did not agree with him on that. He was a gentle guy with a ready smile.
Rest in peace, dear Spike.
Christine White
09/26/2011
To Spike's family: I am so sorry for your loss...I can't even imagine.
Toady I can say that I am a better person for have had the opportunity to work side by side with you for 8 yrs. You not only helped strengthen my Optical skills but you also gifted me with MANY life skills...love, laughter, loyalty...omg this list goes on...I will forever be grateful for being able to be a part of your life.
Most of all..thank you for loving me!
USS Lexington
09/26/2011
To the Family of Glenn T. Harvey,
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to one of our own today.
~USS Lexington, CV-16
Dan
09/26/2011
GOD Bless You!
I will miss you and your quick witt at the store.
You will be missed.
Casey(deuel) Mongan
09/26/2011
Oh spike!!! I sure will miss you! He was a TRUE gentlemen! I am so honored to have worked with you all those years. I remember many a time, you calling the lab looking for someones glasses, mad as can be, but once I answered I would never have known you were mad, you always said "Hi hunny". I laugh now, cause I can just hear Chris laughing in the back ground and you asking me so nicely where the glasses are! :) When we asked what you want when we would go out to eat, your response was always ham on white butter only!
I am broken hearted, but I can smile knowing your with your wife now.
I love you Spike!!
Deb Madison-Levi
09/26/2011
Spike will be truly missed ~ I so enjoyed visiting with him over the years. He was a class act in every way with a huge heart. I'm so sorry for your loss, Cathy and Larry.
Deb
Sharon Knepper Thiede
09/25/2011
Cathy,
Thinking of you and your family. It was good talking to you yesterday. Your Dad loved you very much and always was so proud of you. Wish I could be with the family tomorrow but will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. Give my love to everyone.
Sharon
Don Sheil
09/25/2011
Very sorry to hear this, Spike.
I always enjoyed your stories about WW2 and the Lexington. You're a good man, Spike and will be missed by all.
God bless you and your family.
Don Sheil
Kim Workman and family
09/25/2011
A Prince among men. Spike was a wonderful mentor and friend to me when I started my optical career at Vogue Vision. He quickly worked his way into my heart and today my heart hurts on learning of his passing. He loved his Kathryn and Cathy and Marc more than words can say. Cathy and Marc I am so sorry for your loss. He will be missed in the hearts of many. I loved his smile and his laughter. I loved his cartoons and his dry sense of humor! He was a wonderful man and I was lucky to be a part of his life for my years at Vogue. My sympathies to Cathy and Marc and the Vogue Vision Family. His memory will live on forever to those who knew him.
Keith Thomas
09/24/2011
Cathy, Sorry to hear about your dad. I hadn't seen him in years. I didn't realize your mother had passed on too. Our sympathies to you and your family.
Cousin Keith and Janet Thomas
Rev. Carlos Jayne
09/24/2011
Very sorry to learn of Spike's dying. I sought him out when I wanted new glasses and made frequent return visits for frame adjustment which always included some pleasant conversation. Spike had the personality needed for good customer rapport. Obviously his work ethic was strong. He was proof to my feeling that retirement is over-rated. Best to keep on doing what you like. And others can learn from your industriousness. If he had reired at 65 or 70 look at all the human contact that would have been missed. Thanks, Spike.
Arlen & Carolyn Beck
09/24/2011
Dear Cathy & Larry, We are very sorry to hear of your Dad's passing, our deepest sympathy to you and your family. I'm sorry we can't be there for the services, Arlen is traveling the other direction next week, but we will be thinking of all of you.
Love,
Arlen & Carolyn Beck
Cathy/Denny O'tool
09/24/2011
Kathy and family,its with deepest sympathy and love that I'm very sorry on the the loss of your "Dad" Spike. I worked with your Dad at Vogue Vision when it was located at Methodist hospital. May he rest in peace, he was a very nice, loving man and will be greatly missed by all those who knew and worked with him. I'm sorry, but I will be unable to attend his visitatoin or funeral as I will be out of town. Please know though, he and you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.