- Date Of Birth: October 26, 1929
- Date Of Death: April 10, 2008
- State: Michigan
Age 78, died Thursday, April 10, 2008. She was born and raised in Lansing, MI on October 26, 1929 the daughter of Howard and Iris (Amis) Murphy. Mrs. Hartwick was a member of the Portland VFW Post #4090 Women’s Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Melvin K. Hartwick in 2005; parents; 3 brothers, Raymond, Robert and Albert “Dick” (Lois) Murphy; half sister Eileen and 2 great grandchildren Kaitlin Elaine Huff and Gabriel Lane Hartwick. Surviving are 5 children, Doris (Bill) Russell of Linn, MO, Elaine (Larry) Gilmore, Lane (Bonnie) Hartwick, Pete (Lisa) Hartwick, all of Portland, and Jerry Murphy of Cherboygan, MI; 2 step children, Noble (Rose Mary) Hartwick of Byron Center, MI and Lana (Faro) Gervasi of Lansing, MI; 2 sisters-in-law, Irene Barrus of Greenville, MI and Beth Murphy of Colfax, CA; ex-son-law, Robert Urie of Portland; 16 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; 4 brothers, Ronald (Peggy) Murphy of Haslett, Howard (Diane) Murphy of Lansing, Mike and Marcus Murphy of Weidman, MI and many nieces and nephews. She loved us all and will be greatly missed. In her final days she was cared for by many people including the Commission on Aging and Heartland Hospice of Mason.
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