John Bernard HARVEY

HARVEY, John Bernard 2008-02-15 On the 19th day of January, 2008, John Bernard Harvey of Mission Viejo, California passed away in his 91st year. John was born in Dayton Ohio on the 23rd day of November, 1916 and spent his early years in Ohio. He met his wife Bea (nee Kannegiesser) in Kirkland Lake and they were married there on September 7th, 1936. They celebrated the 71st anniversary of their marriage last year. Bea and John together with their children Bernard and Sally arrived in Fort William in 1953 and thereafter John became part of the Cooke and Harvey Insurance business. He was dedicated to his faith and was a devoted member of St. Elizabeth‘s congregation. In 1978 John and Bea followed their son Bernard and their daughter Sally and her husband John Ben to southern California where they took up residence in Mission Viejo. John managed Acqua Ben Corporation for his son in law from then until 2000 when he retired. Their son Bernard achieved his Doctorate‘s degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California and taught at California State University until his retirement in 2000. Bernard succumbed to muscular dystrophy on January 1st 2003. John‘s sister, Sarah Baugh passed away in 1986. In the United States John is survived by wife Genevieve (Bea), daughter Sally, granddaughter Jonquil (Jonnie), daughter-in-law Michele, grandsons Andrew, Charles & Neal and 5 great grandchildren, brother in law Gary Kannegiesser, his wife Mary (nee Andrychuk) their children and grandchildren. In Thunder Bay he is survived by his sisters in law, Daun Nalezyty and her husband Leonard and Peggy McFarlane and her husband Jim. There are many many nieces, nephews and their children surviving John in the Thunder Bay area, southern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The family‘s mailing address is 26131 Camino Adelanto, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 should anyone wish to extend condolences to the family.