Harvey Jay Schaapman
Harvey Jay Schaapman, 69, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle due to complication from his heart condition.
July 20, 1952 – November 21, 2021
Harvey Jay Schaapman, 69, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle due to complication from his heart condition.
He was born July 20, 1952, to John & Henrietta (Schoonhoven) Schaapman in Modesto, California. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1971, and moved to the Columbia Basin to be closer to his family in 1974. He farmed and worked custom harvesting in the Ephrata/Quincy area for 20-plus years. In 1983, he bought and started his own family farm and for about 15 years farmed in the Quincy, Washington, area and also pursued real estate by investing in properties and becoming a licensed real estate broker in Washington state, before eventually moving to Moses Lake. His love of the land led to him being a licensed real estate agent and selling mostly commercial and ag-related properties for 40 years. In his recent years he has enjoyed living on the lake and working on different tasks, loving to tinker with rebuilding or fixing small mechanical projects and enjoying being semi-retired. His favorite pastimes were visiting with close friends, talking about current politics, researching laws and how things work in great detail. His love of learning was evident and he adored spending time with his grandkids. He was a treasured grandfather and impacted each of his grandkids deeply.
He is survived by his three children: his son Adam Schaapman and his daughters Chelsey (Frank) Fekkes and Alisha (Wade Lesser) Schaapman; his seven grandchildren Ryker, Fred, Ellie, Faith, Tayven, Alexis and Kane; his brothers; Larry (Julie) Schaapman and Leroy (Sarah) Schaapman; his sisters Betha (Bud) Oostema, Maryette Bender and Garnette Martin; and many nephews, nieces and cousins and several close friends. A celebration of life will be held this Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.
Service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., at Northshore church, 318 W. Northshore Drive, in Moses Lake.
Flowers may be sent to 3012 Road 7 NW, Ephrata, WA 98823. The service will be live streamed via the church YouTube page link: https://youtube.com/channel/UcbbJb5Wo9oD-05zNAPT36SA.