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Harvey Purman Obituary
October 10, 1936 - June 28, 2024
Loveland, Colorado - Harvey McVeigh Purman of Loveland, Colorado, passed away at the age of 87 on June 28 after complications with prostate cancer.
He was born to Harry and Ruth (Ervin) Purman on October on October 10, 1936 in Good Hope, Illinois. He graduated from Bardolph Community High School in 1954.
He began a career in retail sales management and throughout his career, worked for Woolworths, Ben Franklin and Michaels as a manager and district manager. In doing so, he lived in Chicago, Illinois, Shelbyville, Indiana, Alhambra, Illinois, Newark, California and Loveland, Colorado. He retired from Budget/Custom Framer in Loveland, which he owned and operated for 15 years with his wife.
It was in Shelbyville where he met his wife, Marjorie. They were married for 62 years and together, raised six children.
After retirement, Harvey dedicated a lot of his free time to his love for hunting, fishing and the Broncos (when they were winning!0 He was a member of the Loveland Fishing Club and made bamboo rods and tied his own flies. His favorite people to be with was his family and casual and holiday family gatherings were his favorite form of entertainment.
Harvey is survived by his wife, Marjorie, of Loveland; his children: Cathy Shaw and husband Scott, Tara Morrison and husband Ted, Kara Warden and husband Brian; his grandchildren: James Sumner, Melissa Sumner, Sarah Palenchar and husband Danny, Forrest Morrison and wife Scarlett, Amber Morrison, Terryn Morrison and wife Kandis, Rena Grin and husband Devon, Corrie Barker and husband Josiah, Taylor Barcelona and husband Anthony, Kayla Schwarz and husband Matthew, Hannah Warren and husband Joshua, and Molly Shaw; 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; his siblings: Richard Purman, Judy Tracy and Bonnie Swanson.
He was preceded in death by children: Pamela Rud, Scott Purman and Dewayne Purman; grandchild Vinny Warden and 4 siblings.
Per Harvey's wishes, his family will gather for a Sunday dinner to remember him.
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Rick Palmieri
July 6, 2024
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July 6, 2024
I loved Harvey. We met late in life and I wish I had known him longer. We shared some good fishing trips especially on the ice. Harvey was a stalwart guy and had plenty of grit out there regardless of the conditions. He was a guy you could trust with your wallet and that says a lot about him.
Everyone I knew that fished with him was always glad to see him. His big smiles in group photos told you that he was exactly where he wanted to be on those days.
We are really going to miss him. We already do.
Doug Money
July 5, 2024
I enjoyed having breakfast with Harvey on Friday mornings at Perkins and fishing trips with him. He would share where he caught fish and what he caught them on. If you were ice fishing with him he would let you drill a hole near him if he was catching fish. One great guy!
Doug LFC
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