Joseph Hartz's Obituary
Joseph Edmund Hartz, son Edmund Joseph and Anna Theresa Marzalek Hartz, was born April 4, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He departed this life, Saturday, December 8, 2007 in his residence, at the age of fifty-three years, eight months, and four days. On June 14, 1985, Joseph was united in marriage to Valerie Jean Young and together they spent twenty two years. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; Valerie, on October 8, 2007; a brother, Charles Hartz; a brother-in-law, Jerald Young; and an aunt, Frances Marszalek, whom he thought of as a mother. He is survived by two daughters, Sabrina Hartz, of Hagerstown, Maryland, Julie Looney and her husband, Mark, of Hartville, Missouri; a son, Daryl Dwayne McConnell and his wife, Jess, of Hampton, Virginia; seven grandchildren; a sister, Theresa Saurman and her husband, Ned, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; an aunt, who was like a mother to him, Rose Marszalek, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; three sisters-in-law, Janice Sanders and her husband, Jerry, of Norwood, Missouri, Gladys Moore and her husband, Kenneth, of Caldwell, Idaho, and Melva Young, of Pleasant Hope, Missouri; a brother-in-law, John Young, of Mansfield, Missouri; several nieces and nephews along with a host of other relatives and friends. Joseph was born in Philadelphia and spent all of his childhood there. He enlisted in the United States Navy on January 21, 1974, and served his country faithfully for twenty-six years, retiring on January 31, 2000, as an E-8 Senior Chief, honorably discharged. During his career he worked as an Ordnance Officer, making bombs, placing them on the F-16’s on aircraft carriers, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Kitty Hawk, and also served a tour of duty during Vietnam, as a helicopter gunner. It was while stationed in California he met and married Valerie. The family continued to reside in Hanford and Lemoore California, until moving to Wright County in 2000. For the last seven years he has been employed by Firemaster, in Norwood. Joseph had professed his faith in Christ and attended the Victory Hill Church. He loved spending time with his family, who affectionately nicknamed him “Fuzzy Face”. In his spare time he enjoyed coin and knife collecting, rebuilding and restoring guns and target shooting. Joseph was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and was a caring neighbor and friend. He will be greatly missed and will live in our hearts forever. We celebrate his life and accomplishments and will treasure the wonderful memories he created for his family and friends. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 13, 2007, in the Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Hartville. Burial will be in the Steele Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until service time. Services are under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Hartville, Missouri. Return to top
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