EDELSTEIN — The death of a Henry man who had been operating heavy equipment Thursday morning on private property in rural Peoria County is under investigation.
The property owner at 922 W. County Line Road in Edelstein found the body of Edward R. Hartwig, 59, about 10 a.m. lying on the ground with a jackknifed truck and trailer on a nearby incline, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
“The truck was still running,” Ingersoll said. “It is unknown whether he was struck or run over by the vehicle.”
Hartwig had an obvious head injury, but an autopsy scheduled for Friday should reveal any other injuries that contributed to the death, Ingersoll added.
Hartwig was pronounced dead at 11:28 a.m. Thursday at the scene, though it is not clear exactly when he died. The property owner said he was on the land but not in view of the area where Hartwig was working when the injury happened, Ingersoll said.
The property owner hired Hartwig, who lived at 1005 County Line Road 1150 N in Henry, to tear down a house and remove the basement of the structure on the Edelstein property, Ingersoll said.
An excavator was parked near where the body was found, and Hartwig may have been positioning the truck and trailer to load the equipment when he died, Ingersoll said.
Edward Hartwig
HENRY - Edward Ray Hartwig, 59, of Henry died at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Edelstein, Ill., as a result of an accident.
Ed was born Jan. 28, 1956, in Spring Valley, Ill., to Dale and Linda (Heininger) Hartwig.
He married Lori Seiler on July 24, 1976, in Princeton, Ill. She survives.
Also surviving are his two sons, Chad Edward (Kimberly) Hartwig of Henry and Michael Edward (Karen) Hartwig of Heyworth; his parents, Dale and Linda Hartwig of Henry; four grandchildren, Chloe, MacKenzie, Jacob and Grace Hartwig; and four brothers, Paul (Marcia) of Ottawa, Duane (Missy) of Farmington, N.M., and Ken (Sheila) and Tim (Helen), both of Henry.
His grandparents preceded him in death.
Ed graduated from Henry-Senachwine High School, class of 1974. He was a member of the Henry United Methodist Church. Ed owned and operated Ed Hartwig Trucking and Excavating in Henry, since 1976.
Ed preferred to be a silent partner in many community projects. Throughout the years Ed has worked on projects such as the Henry High School track, Stuff the Truck with the Henry Food Pantry, Henry Summer Recreation program, improvements to the Predew Museum, the local 4-H program and the city Of Henry for the Spring Cleanup program. He volunteered labor and equipment to the Henry Fire Department. He had served on the Marshall-Putnam Fair Board for 18 years and the board of LaPrairie Mutual Insurance. He currently is on the board of Henry State Bank and is a member of the Henry Masonic Lodge 119, having served as Worshipful Master. He was a man who worked hard and took pride in a job well done.
Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln St., Henry. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. The Rev. Rick Kerr and Pastor Joe Horn will officiate. Burial will follow at Henry Cemetery. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes, Henry, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Ed Hartwig Community Fund, in care of Henry State Bank.
www.calvertmemorial.com
The property owner at 922 W. County Line Road in Edelstein found the body of Edward R. Hartwig, 59, about 10 a.m. lying on the ground with a jackknifed truck and trailer on a nearby incline, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
“The truck was still running,” Ingersoll said. “It is unknown whether he was struck or run over by the vehicle.”
Hartwig had an obvious head injury, but an autopsy scheduled for Friday should reveal any other injuries that contributed to the death, Ingersoll added.
Hartwig was pronounced dead at 11:28 a.m. Thursday at the scene, though it is not clear exactly when he died. The property owner said he was on the land but not in view of the area where Hartwig was working when the injury happened, Ingersoll said.
The property owner hired Hartwig, who lived at 1005 County Line Road 1150 N in Henry, to tear down a house and remove the basement of the structure on the Edelstein property, Ingersoll said.
An excavator was parked near where the body was found, and Hartwig may have been positioning the truck and trailer to load the equipment when he died, Ingersoll said.
Edward Hartwig
HENRY - Edward Ray Hartwig, 59, of Henry died at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Edelstein, Ill., as a result of an accident.
Ed was born Jan. 28, 1956, in Spring Valley, Ill., to Dale and Linda (Heininger) Hartwig.
He married Lori Seiler on July 24, 1976, in Princeton, Ill. She survives.
Also surviving are his two sons, Chad Edward (Kimberly) Hartwig of Henry and Michael Edward (Karen) Hartwig of Heyworth; his parents, Dale and Linda Hartwig of Henry; four grandchildren, Chloe, MacKenzie, Jacob and Grace Hartwig; and four brothers, Paul (Marcia) of Ottawa, Duane (Missy) of Farmington, N.M., and Ken (Sheila) and Tim (Helen), both of Henry.
His grandparents preceded him in death.
Ed graduated from Henry-Senachwine High School, class of 1974. He was a member of the Henry United Methodist Church. Ed owned and operated Ed Hartwig Trucking and Excavating in Henry, since 1976.
Ed preferred to be a silent partner in many community projects. Throughout the years Ed has worked on projects such as the Henry High School track, Stuff the Truck with the Henry Food Pantry, Henry Summer Recreation program, improvements to the Predew Museum, the local 4-H program and the city Of Henry for the Spring Cleanup program. He volunteered labor and equipment to the Henry Fire Department. He had served on the Marshall-Putnam Fair Board for 18 years and the board of LaPrairie Mutual Insurance. He currently is on the board of Henry State Bank and is a member of the Henry Masonic Lodge 119, having served as Worshipful Master. He was a man who worked hard and took pride in a job well done.
Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln St., Henry. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. The Rev. Rick Kerr and Pastor Joe Horn will officiate. Burial will follow at Henry Cemetery. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes, Henry, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Ed Hartwig Community Fund, in care of Henry State Bank.
www.calvertmemorial.com
EDELSTEIN — The death of a Henry man who had been operating heavy equipment Thursday morning on private property in rural Peoria County is under investigation.
The property owner at 922 W. County Line Road in Edelstein found the body of Edward R. Hartwig, 59, about 10 a.m. lying on the ground with a jackknifed truck and trailer on a nearby incline, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
“The truck was still running,” Ingersoll said. “It is unknown whether he was struck or run over by the vehicle.”
Hartwig had an obvious head injury, but an autopsy scheduled for Friday should reveal any other injuries that contributed to the death, Ingersoll added.
Hartwig was pronounced dead at 11:28 a.m. Thursday at the scene, though it is not clear exactly when he died. The property owner said he was on the land but not in view of the area where Hartwig was working when the injury happened, Ingersoll said.
The property owner hired Hartwig, who lived at 1005 County Line Road 1150 N in Henry, to tear down a house and remove the basement of the structure on the Edelstein property, Ingersoll said.
An excavator was parked near where the body was found, and Hartwig may have been positioning the truck and trailer to load the equipment when he died, Ingersoll said.
Edward Hartwig
HENRY - Edward Ray Hartwig, 59, of Henry died at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Edelstein, Ill., as a result of an accident.
Ed was born Jan. 28, 1956, in Spring Valley, Ill., to Dale and Linda (Heininger) Hartwig.
He married Lori Seiler on July 24, 1976, in Princeton, Ill. She survives.
Also surviving are his two sons, Chad Edward (Kimberly) Hartwig of Henry and Michael Edward (Karen) Hartwig of Heyworth; his parents, Dale and Linda Hartwig of Henry; four grandchildren, Chloe, MacKenzie, Jacob and Grace Hartwig; and four brothers, Paul (Marcia) of Ottawa, Duane (Missy) of Farmington, N.M., and Ken (Sheila) and Tim (Helen), both of Henry.
His grandparents preceded him in death.
Ed graduated from Henry-Senachwine High School, class of 1974. He was a member of the Henry United Methodist Church. Ed owned and operated Ed Hartwig Trucking and Excavating in Henry, since 1976.
Ed preferred to be a silent partner in many community projects. Throughout the years Ed has worked on projects such as the Henry High School track, Stuff the Truck with the Henry Food Pantry, Henry Summer Recreation program, improvements to the Predew Museum, the local 4-H program and the city Of Henry for the Spring Cleanup program. He volunteered labor and equipment to the Henry Fire Department. He had served on the Marshall-Putnam Fair Board for 18 years and the board of LaPrairie Mutual Insurance. He currently is on the board of Henry State Bank and is a member of the Henry Masonic Lodge 119, having served as Worshipful Master. He was a man who worked hard and took pride in a job well done.
Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln St., Henry. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. The Rev. Rick Kerr and Pastor Joe Horn will officiate. Burial will follow at Henry Cemetery. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes, Henry, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Ed Hartwig Community Fund, in care of Henry State Bank.
www.calvertmemorial.com
The property owner at 922 W. County Line Road in Edelstein found the body of Edward R. Hartwig, 59, about 10 a.m. lying on the ground with a jackknifed truck and trailer on a nearby incline, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
“The truck was still running,” Ingersoll said. “It is unknown whether he was struck or run over by the vehicle.”
Hartwig had an obvious head injury, but an autopsy scheduled for Friday should reveal any other injuries that contributed to the death, Ingersoll added.
Hartwig was pronounced dead at 11:28 a.m. Thursday at the scene, though it is not clear exactly when he died. The property owner said he was on the land but not in view of the area where Hartwig was working when the injury happened, Ingersoll said.
The property owner hired Hartwig, who lived at 1005 County Line Road 1150 N in Henry, to tear down a house and remove the basement of the structure on the Edelstein property, Ingersoll said.
An excavator was parked near where the body was found, and Hartwig may have been positioning the truck and trailer to load the equipment when he died, Ingersoll said.
Edward Hartwig
HENRY - Edward Ray Hartwig, 59, of Henry died at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Edelstein, Ill., as a result of an accident.
Ed was born Jan. 28, 1956, in Spring Valley, Ill., to Dale and Linda (Heininger) Hartwig.
He married Lori Seiler on July 24, 1976, in Princeton, Ill. She survives.
Also surviving are his two sons, Chad Edward (Kimberly) Hartwig of Henry and Michael Edward (Karen) Hartwig of Heyworth; his parents, Dale and Linda Hartwig of Henry; four grandchildren, Chloe, MacKenzie, Jacob and Grace Hartwig; and four brothers, Paul (Marcia) of Ottawa, Duane (Missy) of Farmington, N.M., and Ken (Sheila) and Tim (Helen), both of Henry.
His grandparents preceded him in death.
Ed graduated from Henry-Senachwine High School, class of 1974. He was a member of the Henry United Methodist Church. Ed owned and operated Ed Hartwig Trucking and Excavating in Henry, since 1976.
Ed preferred to be a silent partner in many community projects. Throughout the years Ed has worked on projects such as the Henry High School track, Stuff the Truck with the Henry Food Pantry, Henry Summer Recreation program, improvements to the Predew Museum, the local 4-H program and the city Of Henry for the Spring Cleanup program. He volunteered labor and equipment to the Henry Fire Department. He had served on the Marshall-Putnam Fair Board for 18 years and the board of LaPrairie Mutual Insurance. He currently is on the board of Henry State Bank and is a member of the Henry Masonic Lodge 119, having served as Worshipful Master. He was a man who worked hard and took pride in a job well done.
Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln St., Henry. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. The Rev. Rick Kerr and Pastor Joe Horn will officiate. Burial will follow at Henry Cemetery. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes, Henry, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Ed Hartwig Community Fund, in care of Henry State Bank.
www.calvertmemorial.com
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