Harvey Pohler Jr.

Harvey Lee Pohler, Jr. of Shiner, a loving husband, father, and PeePaw, passed on September 2, 2022, at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, September 7 at Shiner Funeral Home, followed by a rosary at 7 pm.  
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 8 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Bryan Heyer officiating.  
Burial will follow at the Shiner Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Shiner Funeral Home, Shiner.
Pallbearers are Chris Korinek, Joshua Pohler, Nick Pohler, Wesley Pohler, Tristan Pohler, Jason Pohler, Doug Nevlud, and Clinton Pohler.  
Please join the family in Harvey’s celebration of life with a meal after the burial at the Shiner KC Dining Hall.  
Harvey was born in Houston on March 4, 1947, to Irene and Harvey Pohler, Sr.  He grew up on his family’s farm in Witting and attended Oak Grove School.  He graduated from Moulton High School.  He served in the Texas National Guard. He then started his career as an automotive mechanic and ran a successful mechanical shop until his retirement.  
He married his wife of 51 years, Vernice Allene Rybak on May 22, 1971. Harvey and Vernice were blessed with six children and 10 grandchildren. Family was the most important thing in his life.  
Harvey enjoyed spending time with his family more than anything else.  He loved cooking and was a brilliant inventor and craftsman that could build or fix anything.  He was the most laid-back man that took everything life threw at him with a grain of salt.  He enjoyed vacations at the coast and fishing.  After retirement, you could always find him in his shop inventing and building something new.  
Survivors include his wife Vernice Pohler; his children, Harvey Dwayne (Shawnna), Jaime (Monique), Craig (Erin), Alicea (Greg), Chris, and Brittany (Joel); 10 grandchildren: Landyn, Bryce, Eastyn, Brayden, Cale, Colby, Braxton, Emma, Harper, and Charlotte; brothers, Donald Pohler (Gerrie) and Michael Pohler (Deralee); and sister-in-law, Cornelia Pohler.  
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Irene Pohler; his mother and father-in-law, Dorothy and Joe Rybak; brother Boyce Pohler; and nephew, Matthew Pohler.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully asks that you donate in Harvey’s name to the Shiner Academic and Athletic Foundation, P.O. Box 1374, Shiner, TX 77984.
Friends may leave their condolences to the family by visiting www.shinerfuneralhome.com.