Duane C. Harvey, 87, a longtime resident of the Forest Grove community, died Wednesday morning, September 5, 2018 at Marquis Care at Forest Grove.

Private Cremation Rites were held at the Hoyt Crematory in Forest Grove. Private Interment will follow at the Forest View Cemetery, 1161 W. Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove.


DUANE CLAIRE HARVEY was born July 31, 1931 in Prineville, Oregon, the son of the late Perry Harvey and Flora (Hall) Harvey. He was raised and received his education in the Prineville community, having been a graduate of the Crook County High School Class of 1949.

He joined the United States Air Force on October 4, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon. Duane served for eleven years, until receiving his honorable discharge in 1961, at the rank of Airman First Class.

Duane was united in marriage to Charlotte Anita Davis on April 1, 1967 in Vancouver, Washington. Following their marriage they resided in the communities of Beaverton and Hillsboro, until 1969, when they moved to the Forest Grove community, where he had resided since.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte, on August 15, 2013 in Forest Grove, after celebrating over forty-five years of marriage together.

Duane had worked for Tektronix, Inc. in Beaverton as a technician for thirty years, until the age of sixty-five years old, when he retired.

Among his special interests, he enjoyed playing pinochle at the Forest Grove Elks where he went through all of the offices and also managed the club.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Flora Harvey and his son, Todd Allen Isaacson.

Survivors include his three sons, David Isaacson, of Prineville, Oregon; Greg Isaacson, of Forest Grove, Oregon and Scott Harvey, of Forest Grove, Oregon and his brother-in-law and spouse, James and Wanda Sloan, of Hillsboro, Oregon.

Also surviving are his two grandchildren and their spouses, Davie and Shonda Isaacson, of Springfield, Oregon and Dustin and Debbie Isaacson, of Springfield, Oregon; his four great-grandchildren, Dustin Isaacson; Jayden Isaacson; Hunter Isaacson and India Isaacson and three nieces and their spouses, Jennifer and John George, of North Plains, Oregon; Jessica and Tony Britto, of Hillsboro Oregon and Adrian and Joe Wakefield, of Cornelius, Oregon and several grand-nieces and nephews.

The family suggests that remembrances may be contributions to the Casey Eye Clinic, 3375 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97239, in his memory.

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