Kaethe Hartung

Kaethe Hartung, 77, of Stevensville, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2005 at Golden Place. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 10, 2005, at Napier Parkview Baptist Church, 266 Chippewa Rd., Benton Harbor, MI. Burial will follow in Hickory Bluff Cemetery, Stevensville. Friends may call from 7-9 PM Wednesday, February 9, at Kerley-Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to Napier Parkview Baptist Church, of which she was a charter member, or to Hospice at Home of Stevensville. Kaethe was born July 4, 1927 in Germany to Helene & Carl Safarek. On May 23, 1947 she married Kurt G. Hartung and together they immigrated to the U.S. in 1957. Caring for her family was her passion. Because of her loving and compassionate nature she worked at Shoreham Terrace Nursing Home, for 18 years tending to the needs of those who were unable to care for themselves. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Denelle (Denny) Bauer and her grandchildren Jillian and Cameron Bauer. She was preceded in death by her husband Kurt in 1991 and by a brother Helmut Safarek.