Obituary

PORT ST. LUCIE - Trini Warner Hartley, 38, of Port St. Lucie passed away March 12th, 2009 at The Treasure Coast Hospice Residence, in Stuart.

Born in Apalachin, New York she has resided here for the past 17 years, moving here from Burnt Hills, New York. She was the Office Manager for Ginn Company, in Port St. Lucie.

She graduated from State University of New York at Cobleskill & was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Port St. Lucie. She was a board member of Pink Tie Friends & a member of the PTO at Redeemer Lutheran School, in Stuart.

Surviving is her husband of 15 years, Brett Hartley, of Port St. Lucie; her son, Luke Hartley, of Port St. Lucie; her parents, Bud & Barbara Warner, of Port St. Lucie; her paternal grandmother, Mildred Woodring, of Williamsport, PA; her maternal grandmother, Betty Machanic, of Port St. Lucie; and her 4 sisters: Terri Childers, of Duluth, GA.; Tami Johnson, of Midland, MI; Tori Warner, of Port St. Lucie; Traci Switzer, of Atlanta, GA.

Memories & condolences may be made at trinihartley.blogspot.com. An online guest book may be signed at http://www.heavencalled.com./

Memorial Contributions may be made in the name of Luke Hartley at Seacoast National Bank 1108 SE St. Lucie Blvd. Port St. Lucie,FL. in her memory.

SERVICES: A Celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, March 17th at 7 PM at Hope Lutheran Church, Port St. Lucie with Pastor Jared Olson, officiating. Friends may visit at the church from 6-7 PM prior to the service.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Martin Funeral Home & Crematory, Stuart

This obituary appeared Saturday, March 14, 2009 in the St. Lucie News Tribune.

A New Journey Begins

Trini passed away peacefully Thursday, March 12 after a long and courageous battle with Breast Cancer.

A Celebration of Trini's life is planned for Tuesday, March 17 at 7pm at Hope Lutheran Church, 1750 Lennard Road, Port St Lucie, Florida . The family will receive friends one hour before the service.

As per Trini's wishes an account has been set up in Luke Hartley's name at Seacoast National Bank, 1108 SE Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie, Florida.

Trini also has made one personal request, "Please don't let anyone wear Pink to my funeral"

It has been a pleasure and and encouragement to Trini reading your comments. As we grieve our loss we would be honored if you would be willing to share 3 words you feel describe Trini.

Keep the Cards and Comments Coming !

On Saturday, Trini was able to go to Luke's baseball game. I am happy to say Luke's team won 8-1. It was an emotional and draining day but Trini would not have wanted to be any place else.

We are all enjoying reading your comments to Trini. She is encouraged by your thoughtfulness and the fond memories.

Moving Forward One Step at a Time

Trini had scans in February that indicated that the chemo she was on was not having a substantial effect on the cancer. This particular chemo was pretty brutal. After considering the options, Trini made a brave and difficult decision that has been weighing on her mind for some time. She has made the choice to move from treatment efforts to managing her pain and focusing on time with Brett, Luke, family and friends. Hospice is currently managing her symptoms.

As we make this adjustment, please understand that although we love all of our friends, visitors are a challenge. For the present time, Trini has asked for no visitors. We expect this to change and we will do our best to keep the blog updated with details about visits, calls and other needs.

Trini does love reading the comments left on this blog. Please consider sharing a common experience you've had with Trini or a funny story using the comment link below.

Luke's Biggest Fan - His Mom

Trini pulls together all her energy to support Luke at school and when he is on the ball field.

This is Trini and Luke on February 13th. Luke just finished walking in Redeemer Lutheran Schools annual Walkathon.

I took this picture while visiting from Michigan.
It was a beautiful, sunny morning in Florida.

Tami (One of Trini's sisters)