Harvey A. Zehren

Harvey Arthur Zehren, 89, passed away peacefully, at his home, Sunday, August 31, 2025 after a brief illness.

Harvey was born February 10, 1936 in Ashford, Wisconsin to Richard and Loretta (Fleischman) Zehren.

He was a 1954 graduate of Goodrich High School. He managed Sherwin Williams for many years before going on to becoming an over the road semi driver.

On May 20, 1961, Harvey married Patricia Huberty in Fond du Lac.

Harvey loved woodworking and was always working on a project. He always had a joke to tell, sometimes a little off color. He never met a stranger.

He will be dearly missed by his children Tony (Pam) Zehren, Ken Zehren and Rob Zehren; two granddaughters, Jordan and Mykenzi; great-granddaughters Brielle and Adeline; brother Richard (Jan) Zehren; sister Jeanette Wehner; sisters-in-law Mary Joslin and Claudia Zehren; brother-in-law Martin Hermanns; all of his favorite nieces, other relatives, and friends.

Harvey was preceded in death by his wife Patricia.

SERVICES: Harvey's family invites friends and relatives to a time of visitation on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM at the Chapel of the Risen Christ, Calvary Mausoleum, 686 Fond du Lac Avenue, Fond du Lac. A Liturgy of the Word will take place at 11:00 AM following the visitation. Military honors and inurnment will take place after the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family for a later use.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven

There was a young man who started his journey on his way to Heaven.

He met a beautiful, hard-working farm girl and her name was Patricia. The man said, "This is good, and I am happy."

As time passed, the woman blessed the man with three sons. The man was proud, and he said, "This is good, and I am happy."

As the boys grew, the man was stricken with great anxiety, stress, and despair for he realized that his sons were contemptuous, unruly, and wild and ate great quantities of food. He said, "This is not good." But he was happy, but less so.

So, the man decided on a career change, and he became a truck driver. His C.B. handle was "Harvey Wallbanger", not because his name was Harvey, but because of the calming, numbing, and intoxicating feeling he got from the drink of the same name.

The man's time away for his new job made the woman alone and forced her to raise the contemptuous, unruly wild animals on her own with true grit, some strong verbiage, and a thick unbending and long hickory switch that she wielded like Luke Skywalker and the threat of "wait until the man gets home." When the man got home, he said, "This is good and I am happy, but less so."

As more time passed, the whole family grew; aunts, uncles, all of his favorite nieces, and none of his favorite nephews because there weren't any. They all grew together and gathered frequently as a family. The man said, "This is good, and I am happy, but less so."

More time passed and the sons gained knowledge, respect, and prosperity, and the man said "This is good, and I am happy, but only a little bit." For the man preferred to be in a different room than his contemptuous, unruly, and wild sons.

Many years passed and the man became tired and weary because the man's sons made him so. Eventually the man became very sick, and the man's sons gathered as well as his favorite nieces, other family members, and good friends to wish him well.

Eventually the man passed away with his sons close by. As the man lifted off into the Heavens, the sons could have sworn the man said, "This is good, and I am happy."

As the man disappeared into the clouds, the man said his last words as he was leaving his sons on earth, "Now I am truly happy."