Roy E. Harvey III, MD

Roy E. Harvey III, MD, 74, of Genoa, Ohio, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022. He was born in Van Wert, Ohio on July 19, 1947, to Roy E. and Betty (Mueller) Harvey II.  During his primary school years, he was an active member of the Boy Scouts and earned the honor of Eagle Scout. After graduation from high school, he earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Bowling Green State University and in 1973 he received his Medical Doctorate from Ohio State University. He served his residency at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC, from 1973-1976.

Roy started his career in 1977 as a family practitioner in Bellevue, Ohio and in the ensuing years, was a preceptor for the W.W. Knight Family Practice in Toledo, Providence Hospital emergency room services, Sandusky, Ohio, medical director of St. Francis Rehabilitation Hospital & Nursing Home, Green Springs, Ohio, Chief of Staff at Otterbein Portage Valley Nursing Home in Pemberville, Ohio and in 1983 joined the medical staff of St. Charles Hospital in Oregon, Ohio, where he remained for 25 years. Roy also practiced at the Fremont Memorial Hospital for 11 years, serving as Chief of Staff for three of those years. In 1983 Roy moved to Genoa, established his private practice, and became a beloved physician and friend to all his patients. 

Roy continued to practice medicine as a member of the medical staff of St. Vincent Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Bay Park Community Hospital, in the Toledo area. He also served as Physician of Cedar Point Employees. In 2005 he practiced with the Locum Tenens Physician group serving in Mt. Orab, Warren, Boardman, Sunbury and Perrysburg, Ohio and Albion, Michigan.  Roy was licensed in Ohio and North Carolina by FLEX Examination, a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and had received the Physicians Recognition Award, issued by the AMA in 1977 and 1980.

Roy was a very caring, compassionate, and devoted physician who always had his patient’s best interest at heart. Many times, he could be found working in the office, or making house calls, late into the evening, making sure everyone had been taken care of. He loved his grandchildren and always looked forward to watching their horse-riding competitions, Wyatt’s soccer games and Emma’s high school plays. Family and friends gathered around the backyard campfires were also a cherished time. He will also be remembered for his enthusiasm to fix anything that needed attention around the house. Roy always had the right tool for every job! Roy and Corrie shared many wonderful trips together; the most memorable was their trip to Italy.

Roy is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Corrie L. (Henley-Dipman), whom he married in Jamaica on July 9, 1997, step-children; Chad Dipman and Janet (Adam) Steinmiller, grandchildren; Emma and Wyatt Steinmiller, sisters; Carol (Walter) Mischnick and Barbara (Rick) Scanlon, brother; Bill (Ann) Harvey and children; Scott (Lisa) Harvey and Jackie (John) Cantrell, and their families.  Roy was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation for Roy will be held from 5-8 PM, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 501 West St., Genoa, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Allen-Clay Joint Fire Dist. Station #36, 101 6th Street, Genoa, or St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1213 Washington St. Genoa. Online condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com.