Shirley "Shutters" Hartline

Shirley "Shutters" Hartline, 91, of Iron Mountain, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Shutters was born on Nov. 10, 1919, in Akron, Ohio, and was the son of the late Edward and Jennie (Elmore) Hartline. He graduated in 1938 from Copley High School in Akron. He was a veteran of the United States Army during World War II and served in the 82nd Airborne-325th glider infantry. Shutters rode a glider during the invasion at Normandy. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster, having been wounded in Normandy and at the Battle of the Bulge. After returning from service, Shutters met and married the former Ruth Paul on May 30, 1948, in Escanaba. Ruth preceded him in death September 2000. Shutters worked as a lab technician at the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center from 1950 until his retirement in February 1979. He was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. He was a charter member of the Order of the Purple Heart of Michigan Post 1879 and a member of the D.A.V. Shutters was an accomplished photographer and was well-known for the many years he spent taking pictures at all local high school sporting events. He also enjoyed gardening. He is survived by his four children, Shirley (Ken) Schepler of Beavercreek, Ohio, Ralph Hartline of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Margaret (Michael) Petrick of Iron Mountain and Robert (Katie) Hartline of Cedarburg, Wis.; six grandchildren, Daniel Schepler, Andrew Schepler, Emily (Anthony) Anderson, George (Jolie) Cutchins, Chelsie Hartline and Angela Hartline; four great-grandchildren, Kalista and Maleah Anderson and Katrina and Taylor Hartline Cutchins. In addition to his parents and his wife, Shutters was preceded in death by a son, Edward in 1958 and three sisters, Marie Raabe, Frances Hamilton, and Sylvia Whitham Visitation will be Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Tondin-Ross & Freeman Funeral Home and on Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the church. Rev. Stephen Cowen will officiate. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. Military graveside services will be accorded by the American Legion Post 50. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, the Glider project at the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, or the Iron Mountain Scholarship Program. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Shirley "Shutters" Hartline online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Tondin-Ross & Freeman Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

Shirley "Shutters" Hartline

November 10, 1919 - January 9, 2011