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Harvey Lee Bishop
August 28 1923 – July 8 2019
BETTENDORF-Harvey was born to parents Arthur and Maude (Draper) Bishop and was youngest of 4 sons.
Harvey graduated from Cornell College, Mount Vernon IA and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston IL.
He served as a P-51 Pilot in WWll in the Pacific. After the war he married Mona Lee (Syfert) and had three sons. He brought the family to Davenport in 1962 and served as Youth Minister of St. John's Methodist Church. Harvey was a proud member of American Legion Post 26 and served as Commander for 2 terms.
While he had many jobs he took great pride in working for Job Service of Iowa where he organized one of the first in Iowa, (first in the nation) Veteran's Job Fairs.
His last job was managing 25 apartment houses in the inner city of Milwaukee serving many low income families before retiring to Zelienople PA.
Harvey is survived by his son's: Mark (Lori) Bishop, Drake (Debra) Bishop, Scott Bishop of San Diego CA and many grandchildren.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, his brothers and wife Mona.
Harvey passed away peacefully at the Clarissa C Cook Hospice House Bettendorf after a brief illness.
A celebration of live service will be held at American Legion Post 26 in Davenport on Saturday July 13th at 2 – 4 pm.
Those who knew Harvey are encouraged to share stories and condolences at [email protected].
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Doug and Linda Wescom
July 14, 2019
Our heartfelt sympathy is with Harvey's family and friends. Doug and I enjoyed reading the very nice obituary today. We took some time to stop and realize all that this gentleman accomplished in his life time. Harvey sure lived life to the fullest. Doug really enjoyed visiting with Harvey at Adam and Cara's wedding What a nice day that was, so special for so many of us. We are sad to have missed the Celebration of Harvey's Life yesterday. Doug and I feel honored to have shared a small portion of his life. He was a delight to talk with and sure had a lot of experiences to share for those who took time to listen. Doug's Dad and Harvey shared the same birthday.
Troy and Anna Manes
July 11, 2019
Troy and I are so sorry for your loss. Treasure all the good memories. Our condolences
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