April 21, 2010SOUTH BEND - Dr. Harriet Hanley, formerly of South Bend, Indiana passed away on April 21, 2010 in Vichy, France at the age of 86. She was born in Gary, Ind. to Harry and Dorothy Hanley. She graduated from Barnard College and New York Medical College, at Columbia University. She took her internship at Patterson, General Hospital in Patterson N.J. and her pediatrics residency at Michael Reese in Chicago. She moved to South Bend in 1955 to start her practice. She was the first female pediatrician in St. Joseph County. She remained in private practice until 1969 when she left to become the medical director of the Logan Resource Community Center. She was associated with Logan Center from 1969 to 1971. Four years later she went back to private practice until her retirement in 1994. Her many accomplishments throughout the years included serving as Chairman of both Memorial and St. Joseph Medical Center Pediatrics' Departments, founding a Celiac Spine Society, and founding Mothers of Dyslexic Children. She was a strong advocate of handicapped children and parent's rights and was loved by many of her patients. She is survived by a sister Marian Hanley Voss, and a niece Marge (Voss) Heine, both of Phoenix, AZ. and a niece Peggy (Voss) Jenner of Albuquerque NM. Services for Dr. Hanley will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Save the Children, 54 Wilton Rd., Westport, CT. 06880.