Harvey Harlan Pietz

1936 - 2013  (76 years)

• Name	Harvey Harlan Pietz
  Born	14 Nov 1936	South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Mar 2013	Avera Saint Benedict Hospital, Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I221590	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	William Pietz
  Mother	Bertha Sprecher
  Family ID	F66280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 6 Mar 2013 - Avera Saint Benedict Hospital, Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Harvey Pietz, Parkston Harvey Pietz, 76, Parkston, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Avera St. Benedict Hospital, Parkston. Harvey Pietz, 76, Parkston, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Avera St. Benedict Hospital, Parkston. He was born Nov. 14, 1936. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Friedens Reformed Church, Tripp. Burial will be in Friedens Reformed Cemetery, Tripp. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at Goglin Funeral Home, Tripp. Survivors include five siblings: Leroy Pietz of Tripp; Myra Bartelt of Parkston; Merlin (Judy) Pietz of Parker; Richard (Sharon) Pietz of Sioux Falls; and Calvin (Ann) Pietz of Mitchell. arvey Harlan Pietz was born Satur day, November 14 , 193 6 in rural Hutchinson County near Tripp, South Dakota to William and Bertha (Spre c her) Pietz . He graduated from Tripp High School in 1954. Harvey earned his bachelor?s degree in wildlife management from South Dakota State University in Brookings in 1958. Harvey was a game management biologist for the Dept. of Game, Fish and Parks for over 34 years. He began his career in Pierre, later moving to Yankton for several years. He returned to Pierre and continued to liv e there after retiring in 1992. Harvey contracted polio in 1952 and was handicapped in his lower extremities for the rest of his life. Never letting his disability stop him from enjoying the pursuits that he loved, Harvey spent countless hours hunt ing both large and small game and fish ing . He was an expert game caller and had won first place in a duck calling contest. He enjoyed ga rdening and loved to experiment with a variety of vegetables, plants and fruit trees. H arvey passed away following a battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston at the age of 7 6 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Harvey is survived by five siblings: Leroy Pietz of Tripp, Myra Bartelt of Parkston, Merlin (Judy) Pietz of Parker, Richard (Sharon) Pietz of Sioux Falls, and Calvin (Ann) Pietz of Mitchell; and many nieces and nephews. Harvey is preceded in death by h is parents, William and Bertha Pietz; one brother, Willard Pietz; and one sister, Gloria Hough.