Helen (Schutze) Hartwig |
| Posted 2009-09-18 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ July 6, 2005, p. A9 Helen Hartwig, 86, of Wickenburg, Ariz., formerly of St. Joseph, Mich., passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2005 in Shipshewana, Ind. Arrangements are entrusted to Kerley-Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 269-556-945. -------------------------------------- The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ July 13, 2005, p. B10 Helen A. Hartwig, 86, of Allegan, Mich., and formerly of Wickenburg, and Benton Harbor, Mich., passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2005, while visiting in Shipshewana, Ind. A Celebration of Life Service was held on Thursday (July 7) at Kerley-Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home in St. Joseph, Mich., with Rev. Dan Miller officiating. Burial followed in North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma. Memorials may be made to The German Branch Bethel Park in Bridgman. Friends wishing to share a memory or sign the guest book on-line may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com Helen was born to John and Emma (Frank) Schutze on Feb. 14, 1919, in Benton Harbor. She married Adolph Hartwig on July 4, 1936, in Benton Harbor and pursued a fulfilling life as a devoted wife, homemaker, and loving mother. She also worked with her husband on the family farms in Baroda and Eau Claire. After retirement, she moved to Fairplain and then in 1996 she moved to Arizona. Helen and her husband Adolph were long-time members of the First Assembly of God, and after moving to Arizona, Helen was a volunteer at Ladies White Cross of Calvary Baptist Church in Wickenburg. Helen is survived by her children David Hartwig of St. Joseph, Mich., Carole (William) Bradbury of Allegan, Mich., Allen (Judy) Hartwig of Clinton, Mich., and Steven (Sherree) Hartwig of Benton Harbor, Mich.; grandchildren Dawn Baker, Deann Miller, Dean Priebe, Andy Hartwig, Sarah Covington, Megan Hartwig, Kristin Hartwig and Chad Hartwig; 11 great-grandchildren; sister Ann Wesner of St. Joseph; and brother Ed (Betty) Wesner of St. Joseph, Mich. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather Reinhold Wesner; husband Adolph in August 1985; and sisters Eleanor Checchi and Ruth Cavanaugh. |
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