Irving Neil Harvey Obituary (1949

Irving Neil Harvey, 69 of Bloomington, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 2:30pm at Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington with Pastor Paul Stroup officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later time. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 5-7pm at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the Parkinson's Foundation. Neil was born on January 20, 1949 in Sterling, Illinois the son of Paul Irving and Grace (Nutt) Harvey. He married Nancy Nickum on July 21, 1973 at the Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington. Neil is survived by his mother; Grace Harvey of Rock Falls, IL, his wife; Nancy Harvey and their children; Brian Harvey of Normal, Bradley Harvey of Denver, CO and Elizabeth Harvey of Bloomington, 4 grandchildren and his sister and brother; Linda (Mark) Brown of Galt, IL and Dennis (Sheryl) Harvey of Texas. He is preceded in death by his father. Neil was a graduate of Rock Falls Community High School and received his associates degree from Sauk Valley Community College. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked and retired from the Administrative Services at State Farm and had previously worked at Eureka Williams Company and Illinois State University. Neil was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington in which he served on the audio and visual team. He was a licensed soccer referee for high school and college and enjoyed coaching soccer also. Neil loved music and dancing, classic automobiles and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals Fan. Neil was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather and will be deeply missed by all his family and friends. The family would like to extend their deep gratitude and appreciation to the many family, friends, therapists, and compassionate caregivers who made the last eight years of joy possible. They also wish to extend a special thank you to an amazing physical therapist, Bryan Jasker. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.calvertmemorial.com