HARVEY POMMEN

1916 - 2012

Harvey Albert Pommen, beloved husband of the late Helen Pommen, passed away in Lethbridge on Monday, June 11, 2012 at the age of 96 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet with the family at the Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Thursday, June 14, 2012 between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.
The Funeral Service will be held at Knox United Church, 4929 - 50 Avenue, Taber on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Sandra Riddell officiating. Burial to follow at the Taber Memorial Garden.
Harvey is survived by his children Allen (Marjorie) Pommen of Vegreville, David (Suzanna) Pommen of Cranford and Nola (Lonny) Mackenzie-Grieve of Lethbridge; grandchildren Bradley (Amy) Pommen, Kimberley (Tyson) Christiansen, Shawna and Sarah Pommen, Keona and James Mackenzie-Grieve. He is also survived by his brother Edward (Margaret) Pommen of Lethbridge; brother-in-law Floyd Tomlinson of Kelowna; sister-in-law Dorothy Pommen of Calgary.
He was predeceased by his wife Magdalena “Helen” in 2005; siblings William Pommen, Elsie Morris, Tilley Pommen, Ida Matheson, Helen Hinton, Margaret Tomlinson and Arthur Pommen.
Harvey was born in Moosehorn, Manitoba to Olga and Gottlieb “George” Pommen. His early years were spent on the family farm where he developed the skills he would later use on his own farm. In 1943 he volunteered to serve Canada in WWII and helped liberate Italy and Holland. He sustained gunshot and shrapnel wounds and returned to Canada. After the war, he was able to farm northeast of Taber where he married and raised his family. After retiring from farming, he became an avid golfer and pursued the sport with great enthusiasm well into his eighties. He eventually retired to Lethbridge where he has resided until the time of his passing.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Harvey’s name may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society for Lethbridge and Area, #402, 740 - 4 Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 0N9.