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Surnames: Hartje, Hobart, Belshaw, Jones, Bubser, Littlewood
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Journal and Courier, Friday, July 13, 2001
Jennie A. Hartje, 88
Jennie A. Hobart Hartje, 88, of Claypool, formerly of West Lafayette, died at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 11, 2001, in her residence.
She was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Dickey, N.D., was a 1930 Honoegah (Rockton, Ill.) High
School graduate, attended Beloit College and was a 1948 Vogue School of Interior Design
(Chicago) graduate. She had been a West Lafayette resident from 1948 until moving to
Claypool in 1998.
For more than 35 years she was an interior designer and owner of Salt Box. She also had
been an interior designer for Reifers Furniture and Woodward Governor of Rockford, Ill.
On Aug. 20, 1950, she married George Fred Hartje in Roscoe, Ill., and he died March 2,
1995.
Mrs. Hartje was a member of Christian Assembly Church, Business and Professional Women,
Altrusa International, Flower and Garden Club and American Rose Society. She enjoyed
cooking and sewing.
Surviving are two sons, Vincent F. Hartje (wife: Denise) of Cutler and William H. Hartje
of Claypool; a daughter, Jennifred E. Jones (husband: Mark) of Cutler; a brother, Lawrence
Hobart of Salem, Ore.; and two sisters, Florence Bubser of South Beloit, Ill., and Harriet
Littlewood of Downey, Calif.
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Hartje, Jennie A.
Calling 2-3:45 p.m. Saturday at Sollerbaker West Lafayette Chapel, 1184 Sagamore Pkwy. W.,
with graveside service at 4 p.m. Saturday at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens. Brother Mark
Harness officiating. Surviving are 10 grandchildren. Preceded by her parents, Paul and
Agnes Belshaw Hobart. and 5 brothers. Memorials to charity of donor's choice.