William D. Hartley

William Hartley WILTON, Iowa #45;- William D. Hartley, age 64, Wilton, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at Simpson Memorial Home, West Liberty. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 25, at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. The Rev. Samuel Hahn will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist, Diana Gradert and vocalist, Henry Bentley. Pallbearers are Vern Babcock, Mark McKillip, Bart LaCrosse, Raymond Bein, Paul Thomas, and Wally Ray. Honorary pallbearers are Matthew Hartley, Tyler Hartley, Caitlin O'Connell, and Bryan O'Connell. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, with military rites conducted by the Wilton American Legion Post No. 584. Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. Mr. Hartley was born on March 30, 1939, in Wilton, the son of Nathan and Mary Thomas Hartley. He married Anita A. Bein on Nov. 23, 1958, in Wilton. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was as plant superintendent and engineer at J.M. Manufacturing, Wilton. He then was plant manager for J.M. Manufacturing in McNary, Ore., retiring in 1993. He was a past member of the Wilton Jaycees, the Wilton Board of Adjustment, the Wilt...[more]

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Chamber of Commerce and the Winter Warriors Snowmobile Club. He was a member of the Wilton Fire Department for 10 years, where he served as assistant fire chief. He was a Certified Firemanship Trainer with the State of Iowa and was a member of the Iowa Fireman's Association. He taught First Aid and CPR for the American Red Cross. He was involved in Boy Scouts and enjoyed growing roses. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Denise O'Connell and her husband, James, of Newberg, Ore.; a son, Tim Hartley and his significant other, Wanda Brandies, of Wilton; a sister, Helen Drew and her husband, George, of New South Wales, Australia; five brothers, Richard Jensen and his wife, Mary, of Neillsville, Wis., Ron Knouse and his wife, Connie, of Tipton, Tom Knouse and his wife, Tee, of Oakharbor, Wash., Chuck Knouse and his wife, Cindy, of Tipton, and Dan Knouse and his wife, Sandy, of Tipton; three grandsons, Matthew Hartley, Tyler Hartley, and Bryan O'Connell; and a granddaughter, Caitlin O'Connell. He was preceded by his father, Nathan Hartley; his mother, Mary Hartley Knouse; and his stepfather, Raymond Knouse.