Mary V. Hartnagel

2/17/1889 - 4/14/1975

    Mrs. Mary V. Hartnagel, 86, of Portland, sister of two Decatur residents, died Monday morning at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne.   She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Portland.

   Born in Jay county on Feb. 17, 1889, she was a daughter of Peter and Sarah Hardin-Minch, and was married to Nicholas Hartnagel, who preceded her in death on August 24, 1969.

   Survivors include one son, Paul of Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Weller of Portland; Mrs. Florence Haney of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Charles Minch and Mathias Minch, both of Decatur; four sisters, Mrs. Royce Walters and Mrs. Walter McLaughlin, both of Fort Wayne; Mrs. LeRoy Ayres of Redkey; Mrs. Oscar Clouse of Portland; nine grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Rev. Kenneth Raczek officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity cemetery, Bryant. Friends may call at the Baird-Freeman funeral home, Portland, after 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN                Tuesday, April 15, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery