Constance Harvey
March 25, 1926 - July 28, 2018
Obituary
Harvey, Constance (Connie) of Saginaw, Michigan, died on July 28, 2018 near Higgins Lake, with her family by her side. Constance Brady was born on March 25, 1926 to the late H. Williams Brady and Katharine O'Keefe Brady. She was married to Thomas Chadwick Harvey for 53 years, until his death in 2002. Connie was a graduate of Kingswood School Cranbrook, Bradford Junior College, and Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduation, she held positions at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and Kingswood School Cranbrook. She was active in many Saginaw projects and boards, including the Saginaw General Hospital, Saginaw Junior League, Saginaw Hall of Fame, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw Humane Society, and the Lakeside Memorial Fund at Higgins Lake. She loved the Lakeside Association at Higgins Lake, having spent 92 summers there and running the Lakeside shop with her cousin, daughters, and friends for over 35 years. In her spare time, Connie enjoyed music, art, gardening, reading, travel and her family and pets. She and her husband, Tom, spent summers at Lakeside Association and winters in Sarasota, Florida. She is survived by three children: Katharine (Randall) Almirall, Sara (Keith) Newell, and Thomas (Jen) Harvey, Jr.; five grandchildren: Sara (Jaime) Randall Almirall Takikawa, Nathaniel (Joslyn) Almirall, Katharine Brady Newell, Keith Williams Newell, and Alexander Harvey Newell; two great-grandchildren: Lorenzo Almirall and Elizabeth Almirall; and a very dear family friend to all, Dean Worden. A family service will be conducted at a later date. Friends may call at the Deisler Funeral Home, 2233 Hemmeter Rd. (off State), on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Lakeside Memorial Fund c/o Mrs. Joseph Torrence, 5805 Summerset, Midland MI 48640, Castle Museum of Saginaw, and Higgins Lake Foundation. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family through www.deislerfuneralhome.com
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Deise Lee
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So sorry for your loss. She was such a sweet lady. My thoughts and prayers to the family.
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John B Huntington and family.
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John B Huntington and family. purchased the Peace, Prayers & Blessings - Blue and White for the family of Constance "Connie" Harvey.
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Cheri Huntington
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I will miss Connie's smile, and the times we shared while I was at Lakeside. She always gave me suggestions while shopping at the Lakeside store "did you see this ..." so generous with her time and oh so patient! I will continue to look to the left while I enter the dining hall with a smile, remembering each smile she gave to me and the times we chatted there. She is loved and missed tremendously. Cheri and Tom and family
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Martha Heagany
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Greg Wittkopp
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My thoughts are with Connie's family. I came to know this remarkable woman while I served as a curator at the Saginaw Art Museum in the early 1980s and we kept in periodic touch after I moved to Cranbrook in 1985. She was a strong and confident person, with seemingly boundless energy, who taught me a great deal about what it means to be committed to a community and how your presence and work can make a difference. We need more people like Connie.
Greg Wittkopp, Director, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
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Nicole
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I have the fondest memories of Connie, that I will hold in my heart forever. She could always make me smile even on days when the office seemed crazy! She was a breath of fresh air and I couldn't wait to see her. I can't begin to imagine the void that your family has because I know how special she was to me. They don't make them like her every day and I am blessed that I knew her the time I did! I loved her dearly! ! Nicole (at Dr. K's office)