Bette A. (Shumway) Hartzell
Bette A. (Shumway) Hartzell, 91, formerly of Penn Township, currently of Butler, went home to be with the Lord she loves on Monday.
She was born on Sept. 19, 1922, in Detroit, Mich.
She served as a WAVE in the Navy during World War II. She was briefly stationed in New York and Georgia, before serving most of her duty in San Diego, Calif.
She married D. Dale Hartzell on Aug. 26, 1946, who she met through a fellow Navy WAVE, and she settled in Butler. For 25 years, she was a hard-working farm wife, supporting her husband on his century-old farm by providing meals, canning, gardening and lawn work. She was always known for her incredible hospitality, providing meals for family and friends from around the globe. When her husband retired from farming and began working in real estate, they had more time for travel, which Bette loved. She has visited every state in the U.S. and has been overseas several times.
She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was always known for her generosity.
She is survived by four children, Dr. David D. Hartzell Jr. and his wife, Gayle, of Saxonburg, James F. Hartzell and his wife, Agnieska, of Lodz, Poland, Ellen J. Knox and her husband, Chuck, of Butler, and Sally Giamporcaro and her husband, Marc, of Wylie, Texas; her seven grandchildren, Charles Knox, Suzannah Knox, Lindsay Hall, Maya and Caja Hartzell, and Mario and Maria Giamporcaro; her eight great-grandchildren, Charlie, Julianne and Katelyn Knox and D. Dale, Abigail, Rebekah, Andrew and Elizabeth Hall; her two sisters, Rosemary Cecil and Virginia Paschall; and her brother, James Shumway.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles F. Shumway and Sarah Virginia (Kindig) Shumway, and her husband, D. Dale Hartzell, who she married Aug. 26, 1946, and who passed away March 25, 2013.
Loved and honored by both family and friends, Bette will be dearly missed.
HARTZELL — There will be no public visitation for Bette A. (Shumway) Hartzell, who passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. A private graveside service for the immediate family will take place in the Brownsdale Cemetery.The funeral arrangements are being handled by the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.In lieu of flowers and memorials, give a gift to someone in need.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
