Dec. 9, 1938 - Aug. 19, 2012

Harvey was born in Austin, Minn., to Norman and Pauline Fischer. He graduated from Carpenter High School in Carpenter, Iowa. In January 1956, Harvey joined the Navy and was on the USS Hancock where he served as a Machinist Mate and received an Honorable Discharge in January 1962.

Harvey married Janice Johnson from Austin in June 1961; they had a son Harvey Jr. and were later divorced.

Harvey resided many years in Mason City, Iowa. He owned and operated Fischer Truck Stop on the old Hwy 65 north of Mason City. He also worked in Charles City at the Oliver plant, Risto Manufacturing & Standard Glass both in Mason City. Later he worked for IMT (Iowa Mold & Tooling) in Garner, Iowa.

Dec. 28, 1983, Harvey married Mavis Thompson of Mason City. About this time he took a sales position with IMT and covered the Northwest Territory which included Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. In July 1984 Harvey and Mavis moved to Coeur d’Alene where they were happily residing at the time of his death.

After working for IMT he worked for Stellar Industries also in Garner; and then Aresco Manufacturing in Post Falls; Inland Pacific Stamps out of Spokane still in sales. In the later years he drove school bus for the Coeur d’Alene School District and was really loved by the kids.

Harvey loved working with his hands and he became a part-time Handyman. He loved to fish, camp with the motorhome, do wood-working and mess with the old cars. His health had been failing the past several years, but he still enjoyed doing wood-working and tinkering with the cars and such.

The weekend of his death he was at the Goodguys Great Northwest Street Rod Nationals in Spokane checking out the cars, working in Mavis’s craft booth, selling her purses and showing the ladies the ”proper way” to carry a purse.

Harvey leaves behind the love of his life, his wife, Mavis; his son Harvey Jr. with friend Barb of Owatonna, Minn.; daughter Melinda (husband Don) Zeimet of Algona, Iowa; grandson Josh (wife Amanda) Fischer; great-granddaughter Sophia Fischer, all of Mason City; sister Maria (husband Jim) Downs of Live Oak, Calif.; In-Law’s, Vickie and Dave Bruggeman of Toeterville, Iowa, Geraldine Thompson of Marion, Iowa, and David Dean Thompson in Toeterville, Iowa; neices, Tammy (husband Brandon) Kofoot of Kasson, Minn., Stacy (husband Chad) Huhn of Evanston, Ill.; nephews, Connor and Lucus Burr of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; great-nieces and nephews, Greta Huhn, Aubree Kofoot, Alec Huhn and Grayson Kofoot. Harvey will be missed by many friends, cousins, street rodders and crafters.

He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Fischer; his mother, Pauline Mezzanzanica and grandson Addison Fischer.

Harvey was involved with the North Idaho Medical Reserve Corps and a member of the North Kootenai Good Sam Chapter.

Two Celebrations of Harvey’s Life will be held, one in Coeur d’Alene from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at the Dalton Gardens Park and then at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Toeterville at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery where he will be laid to rest; with a lunch following at the church in Toeterville.

Arrangements are pending with the assistance of English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d’Alene. Please sign the guest book at their website: www.englishfuneralchapel.com and leave your email address and/or phone number.