Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hartley, Patrick Joseph 2010
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 28 Apr 2010

Patrick Joseph Hartley, 84, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon in Cascade
with family surrounding him.  Pat spent 35-plus years as plant layout engineer
for Mitchell-Bentley/A.O. Smith/General Tire & Rubber in Ionia before retiring
in 1986.  He and his wife, Jane, love to spend winters in Sunny Grove Park in
Estero, Fla.  He faithfully published the park newspaper, “The Pelican Tale,”
for many years. 

A favorite annual event he delighted in was having all his children and
grandchildren visit Sunny Grove at Christmas time, a tradition that continued
even through this past Christmas.  He and Jane were enthusiastic cheerleaders
for their granddaughters and anything they pursued.  He tirelessly assisted Jane
in her later years as she battled COPD and he was an ardent supporter of Hartley
Courseware, a software company started by Jane and son, Tim.

Pat was an amazing builder of everything including community theater stage sets,
a family cottage on Muskellunge Lake, Jane’s beautiful kitchen and garage
addition on their Ionia residence, and even large-scale Barbie doll houses for
his granddaughters.

Pat proudly served his country as a radioman in the Air Force during World War
II, stationed in Guam.  He married his devoted wife, Jane Taylor, in 1951 and
they would have celebrated their 50th anniversary had Jane not passed away in
May, 2001.

Patrick was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh L. and Edith Laginess, wife
Jane, granddaughter Hilary Ayan, one brother Lt. Commander Donald Hartley, two
sisters Betty Worthington, Colleen McKitrick, and special friend Evelyn Atkinson
from Winnipeg.  He is survived by his children Tim (Darcy) Hartley of Cascade,
Elaine (John) Ayan of Longmeadow, Mass., and loving granddaughters Nicki (Matt)
Paarlberg, Allie Hartley and Joy Ayan.  He also leaves behind a very special
friend, Ruthie Carque, in Sedgewickeville, Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cascade Christian Church,
assistant pastor Jill Forton officiating with a celebration lunch to follow. 
Memorial contributions can be made to Cascade Christian Church - Youth Mission
Trips.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.at Metcalf & Jonkhoff
Funeral Service, 4291 Cascade Road S.E. at Kenmore, E. of I-96.


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