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August 10, 1922 to February 04, 2012
Passed away from a massive stroke following several years battling Alzheimer's. Even with this disease, she never lost her kindness.
An obituary could never tell the long 90 year story of my mother and all the love and zest for life that she had. We will celebrate her life as long as anyone has a memory of her. Her pioneer spirit, hard work ethic, compassion for others, and genuine kindness to everyone will live on way beyond our memories. She truly lived the "Pass it on" belief, which will be carried to many generations. She was a good example to everyone and I wish I could be more like her.
My brother, Ron Hartwell, mentions a time when Nixon was President and mom said she was going to China. He didn't believe she knew what she was talking about since Americans could not travel there at that time of the Ping Pong Diplomacy period without fear of arrest or even worse. Mother did go to China and came home with unbelievable pictures and stories of how welcomed the Chinese made their YWCA/YMCA group feel. She traveled the world and also lived in Barbados for a few years.
Amy is proceeded in death by her two sons, Murray and Joseph Hartwell, and a brother, Kent Brown. She is survived by a sister, Orma Bjork; brother, Wayne Brown; son, Ronald Hartwell; daughter, Georgia Love; grandchildren, Wendy, Athena, Monte, Arin and Carley Hartwell, Eugenia Edgeson, Michael and Deborah Wheeler. Also, many great-grandchildren, stepchildren, nieces and nephews.
Letter from a granddaughter.
R.I.P. Grandma Amy…. I loved my Grandma Amy and am so thankful for the time I had with her on this earth. She made me feel special and was my best and sometimes only friend when I was a little girl. I feel blessed to have had her as a role model when there wasn't a mother present in my life and for all the special love and attention she bestowed upon each grandchild and parent alike. Grandma Amy's spirit is unlike anyone else I've ever seen and I will always remember her vivaciousness in life, her funny stories, her lack of judgment in appropriate story times and content and most of all, her big warm welcoming heart. I wish I could have been there to say goodbye and see her off to what will probably be her next big adventure, surely with her one true love, Vern. I pray her a peaceful passing and send her all of my love and admiration at all she has accomplished in this life and, and will accomplish in the next. I love you Grandma Amy and thank you for everything. Please know how much I love you and how much you meant to me. By Carley Hartwell
Amy Richer passed on at 12:11 a.m on Saturday, February 4, 2012 with her family holding each hand. She longed to see her mother so much this past year and she finally went to meet her mother's open arms.
Passed away from a massive stroke following several years battling Alzheimer's. Even with this disease, she never lost her kindness.
An obituary could never tell the long 90 year story of my mother and all the love and zest for life that she had. We will celebrate her life as long as anyone has a memory of her. Her pioneer spirit, hard work ethic, compassion for others, and genuine kindness to everyone will live on way beyond our memories. She truly lived the "Pass it on" belief, which will be carried to many generations. She was a good example to everyone and I wish I could be more like her.
My brother, Ron Hartwell, mentions a time when Nixon was President and mom said she was going to China. He didn't believe she knew what she was talking about since Americans could not travel there at that time of the Ping Pong Diplomacy period without fear of arrest or even worse. Mother did go to China and came home with unbelievable pictures and stories of how welcomed the Chinese made their YWCA/YMCA group feel. She traveled the world and also lived in Barbados for a few years.
Amy is proceeded in death by her two sons, Murray and Joseph Hartwell, and a brother, Kent Brown. She is survived by a sister, Orma Bjork; brother, Wayne Brown; son, Ronald Hartwell; daughter, Georgia Love; grandchildren, Wendy, Athena, Monte, Arin and Carley Hartwell, Eugenia Edgeson, Michael and Deborah Wheeler. Also, many great-grandchildren, stepchildren, nieces and nephews.
Letter from a granddaughter.
R.I.P. Grandma Amy…. I loved my Grandma Amy and am so thankful for the time I had with her on this earth. She made me feel special and was my best and sometimes only friend when I was a little girl. I feel blessed to have had her as a role model when there wasn't a mother present in my life and for all the special love and attention she bestowed upon each grandchild and parent alike. Grandma Amy's spirit is unlike anyone else I've ever seen and I will always remember her vivaciousness in life, her funny stories, her lack of judgment in appropriate story times and content and most of all, her big warm welcoming heart. I wish I could have been there to say goodbye and see her off to what will probably be her next big adventure, surely with her one true love, Vern. I pray her a peaceful passing and send her all of my love and admiration at all she has accomplished in this life and, and will accomplish in the next. I love you Grandma Amy and thank you for everything. Please know how much I love you and how much you meant to me. By Carley Hartwell
Amy Richer passed on at 12:11 a.m on Saturday, February 4, 2012 with her family holding each hand. She longed to see her mother so much this past year and she finally went to meet her mother's open arms.
