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Orville Hartwick

Portland, MI

March 10, 1918 - November 24, 2003

Orville Hartwick Obituary

Age 85, passed away at his home on Monday, November 24, 2003.  He was born on March 10, 1918 in Newberry, MI the son of Peter and Edna (Thompson) Hartwick.  Mr. Hartwick was a proud Veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army, and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.  He was a Life Member of the Portland VFW Post #4090 and retired from Auto Air in Lansing in 1983.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and working in his yard.  He married Francine Hills on November 8, 1947 and together they raised their family in the house he built on Green Street and shared 53 years of marriage together until her passing on January 29, 2001.  He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Nicholas Warner; brothers, Theron and Alton Hartwick.  Surviving are his children, Linda (Mike) Meyers, LouAnn (George) Warner, and Steve (Vanessa) Hartwick; 7 grandchildren, Bruce (Chloe) Meyers, Amy Meyers, Jennifer (Josh) Cross, Thomas (Kristi) Warner, David Warner, Michelle Hartwick, and Adam Vettes; 4 great grandchildren, Evan Warner, Vaughn and Xanthe Cross, and Michael Bruce Meyers; brother, Melvin (Jeanette) Hartwick of Portland; sister, Irene Barrus of Greenville; special friend, Delores Sandborn of Portland; brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred (Virginia) Hills of Portland, Carolyn (Leon) Fulcher of Muir; step-mother-in-law, Bernice Hills of Grand Rapids; several nieces and nephews.   The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2003 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland with Interment following at Portland Cemetery.  Military Graveside Honors will be provided by the Portland VFW Post #4090.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.  For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Portland VFW Post #4090, in memory of Orville P. Hartwick. 

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