The community is mourning the tragic loss of longtime Muskoka-area reporter Mary Beth Hartill.
As per Muskokaregion.com, Mary Beth Hartill passed away today, April 12th at Andy’s House, a palliative care home in Port Carling, after a brief battle with cancer.
Hartill spent the last 15 years working with Metroland newspapers out of Bracebridge and Almaguin. She graduated with a Journalism Diploma from Humber College.
She was known not only as an accomplished journalist but also as someone who was truly invested in the topics and individuals she was covering, as well as the Muskoka community at large.
Muskoka Doppler extends our sincerest condolences to Mary Beth’s family and friends, as well as the entire team at Metroland Media.
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I am very sad to hear Mary Beth has left us. She was such a warm, full of life person. My thoughts to her. I know you’re still there for the ones you love. My Condolences to Mark and my condolences to her family and friends. I miss seeing your facebook posts.
Our sincere condolences Mark.
In the 36 years I knew Mary Beth I can say without a doubt she is the love of my life. We spent many years in a hobby farm in Emsdale with our chickens and horses. MB loved zombie movies and jamming on her piano. We would have ukulele sing alongs to Hank Williams. At night we would read each other Stephen King stories. I always to her to remember these times because we will never be this happy ever again and it was true. I miss you already and glad I can call your phone to still hear your voice. Love you so much. Goodbye.