Hartley, Inez E.

Inez E. Hartley, 92, died peacefully Sunday, May 26, 2013, surrounded by her loving family in the room where she was born. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Shueyville United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Shueyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time Sunday at the church. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements.

Inez was born on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1921, the daughter of J. Alfred and Emma (Petrak) Witousek. She graduated from Shueyville High School in 1939. In 1947, she married the love of her life, Thomas J. Hartley on the snowy and cold day of February 6. Inez was a farm wife and worked at College Community Schools and Classified Ad section of The Gazette for many years, retiring in 1985.

Inez enjoyed people. Her family, friends, church were always in her thoughts. Much of her life included activities at the College Community Schools, Shueyville Church, Iowa football games and Bowls, gardening and baking her specialty Hickory Nut cake. Her favorite activity was spending time with her children, grandchildren, friends and neighbors.

Inez is survived by her daughter, Linda (John) Hey of Cedar Rapids and their, children Gina (Justin) Groteleuschen of Chisinau, Moldova, Nathan Hey of Clarksville, Tenn., and Carly Hey of Iowa City, her son, Terry Hartley of Galesburg, Ill. and his children, Bo (Nicole) Hartley of Gulfport, Miss., Samantha Hartley and Zachary (Whitney) Boehme both of Galesburg, Ill.; and five great-grandchildren, Madeline, Kyleigh, Hannah, Isabella and Johnta.

Inez was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Donald; a brother in infancy, Vernon Witousek; and her husband, Tom on Sept. 3, 2007.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family in Inez's memory.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at .

Published in The Gazette May 29, 2013.