Harvey Glen Kane

Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2026 at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter for Harvey Glen Kane of St. Peter, Minnesota, who passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026 at Ecumen Prairie Hill, Peter, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church and burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery.

Harvey Kane was born October 23, 1934 at Lemmon, SD to Glen Kane and Olive (Wenner) Kane, the fourth of six children. Harvey attended country school for eight grades and graduated from Lemmon High School in 1951. Harvey earned a BA in Math and Science at South Dakota State at Brookings and taught full time for three years at Plankinton, SD and five years at Fulda, MN. After completing a Master’s degree in Education at SDSU, he was high school principal for five years at Belview, MN and Danube, MN and ten years as junior high principal at Winona, MN during which time he completed a Specialists degree in Education Administration at Winona State University. Two years as superintendent at Houston, MN were followed by thirteen years as superintendent at Montgomery-Lonsdale, MN Public Schools.

Harvey married Gloria Gregor in 1955, and together they raised three daughters Karen (Randy) Schoeneck, Laurie (Richard) Nagle and Teresa (Daniel) Knudsen and one son Christopher (Lucas) Kane. They have been blessed with nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Harvey enjoyed fishing, golfing and playing several card games. After retiring, Harvey spent many years entertaining senior citizens as “The One Man Big Band”. He played keyboard and guitar to accompany his huge repertoire of hymns and old time popular music. He was active in the Lions Club for over 50 years and was a recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow award.

After retiring in 1993, Harvey and Gloria wintered in Texas for fifteen years and Arizona for ten years. They moved to St. Peter, MN in 2001 and have resided in Ecumen Prairie Hill assisted living since September, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents, step father Howard Spenny, his brothers Lynn Kane and George Kane and his sisters June Filgo, Carol Pearson and Julie Dayton.