Gertrude A. Hartnett; 1914-2008.

SPRINGFIELD Gertrude Ann Hartnett, age 94, died on April 27, 2008 at Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke. She was born in Worcester, MA on April 15, 1914 to Doctor J. Henry and Mable (Hennessey) Hartnett. She leaves a niece, A. Christina Hall, of Savannah, Georgia; a niece, Karen J. Hartnett, of Fulshear, Texas; and a nephew, John H. Hartnett, III, of Greenville, South Carolina.

Miss Hartnett received Masters Degrees in both Education and Social Work from Simmons College and had careers in both education and social work in Boston and Hartford. Upon retirement from her teaching career, she cared for her mother in Worcester and also other family relatives. She moved to Springfield in 1980 to live with her late sister, Mary Foley, who died in 1999. Miss Hartnett's family and friends extend their thanks and appreciation to the staff at Mont Marie Health Care Center, in Holyoke, for their compassionate care of her during the last four years.

The funeral will be held Thursday morning from Tazzini Funeral Home, with a Mass in Sacred Heart Church at 11:00 a.m., both in Springfield. A committal service will be held at 1 p.m. in St. John's Cemetery, Worcester. A calling hour will precede the funeral from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Gifts in her memory may be made to Mont Marie Health Care Center, 34 Lower Westfield Rd. Ste. 1, Holyoke, MA 01040.