Danie Hartzell Obit

A Life Remembered . . .

November 9, 1943 - September 18, 2008
J. Dwayne "Danie" Hartzell, age 64 of Brownsdale Road, Renfrew, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. at his residence.
Born November 9, 1943 in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late John M. Hartzell and the late Audrey R. Hixon Hartzell.
Mr. Hartzell was a mechanic for Billco Motors in Wexford for 20 years. He was a member of Grace Church of Harmony. Dwayne graduated from Evans City High School and the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. He also attended Houghton, Geneva and Slippery Rock Colleges. Dwayne was a master gardener, beekeeper and farmer. He was a passionate hunter and outdoorsman, with numerous "trophies". Dwayne was a fine example of what a Christian should be. He led his life with principles and values. Dwayne was a loving husband, devoted father, indescribable pap, dependable brother and trusted friend to all.
Mr. Hartzell is survived by his wife, Patricia J. "Putz" Hartzell, whom he married on April 16, 1966, by three daughters and their husbands, Lorrie L. and Fred R. Kison of Renfrew, Wendy W. and Brian K. Douthett of Connoquenessing, Robin R. and Michael J. Spangler of Renfrew, and by a son and his wife, Justin D. and Shannon Hartzell of Wexford. Dwayne is also survived by eleven grandchildren, Tyler, Evan, Noah, Luke, Joshua, and Caleb Kison, Shannon, Emerson, and Maverick Douthett, Emma and Collin Spangler; two brothers and their wives, Daryl E. and Evelyn Hartzell of Renfrew, Larry and Jan Hartzell of Mechanicsburg; one sister, Eileen A. Quinn of Sarver; one brother-in-law, Jerry Arnold of Humboldt, Tennessee and by numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Hartzell was preceded in death by one sister, Janice K. Arnold and one brother-in-law, James Quinn.
Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be held at the Grace Church of Harmony, on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Pete Everett of Grace Church officiating. Interment will follow in North Union Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Butler Chapter, 3208B Wilmington Road, New Castle, Pennsylvania 16105 or Grace Church of Harmony, Post Office Box 275, Harmony, Pennsylvania 16037.