Hartman, Ruth G. Burkhart (1937-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Oct 24 p. 8

Birth date: 1937 May 15

text of obituary:

RUTH G. HARTMAN

Ruth G. Hartman, 68, of Brutus, Mich., died Aug. 29, 2005. She was born May 15, 1937, to Menno and Mary (Gregory) Burkhart in Petoskey, Mich.

She attended Woodland School in Brutus, Pellston High School, Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisonburg, Va., and received her masters in education from Western Michigan College in Kalamazoo.

On July 7, 1962, she married Don Hartman in Brutus. They made their home in various parts of the country.

She taught school for about 31 years in Alanson, Kalamazoo and Indian River elementary schools and in Goshen, Ind. She was active in service to her church and community, and was a lifetime member of Maple River Mennonite School. They owned and operated Hartwood Orchards for a number of years, with pick-your-own strawberries and a cider press. She was a member of the Peace League and the Emmet County Farm Bureau. She was a volunteer aide, after her retirement from teaching, at Pellston Elementary School and Bortz Health Care of Petoskey.

Survivors include her husband, Don; mother, Mary Burkhart of Brutus; four sisters, Naomi Bontrager and her husband, Merle, and Marie Burkhart of Brutus, Linda Boyer and her husband, Tom, and Nancy Behan of Petoskey; two brothers, Wayne Burkhart and his wife, Donna, of Monterey, Mass., and Arnold Burkhart and his wife, Kay, of Brutus; a mother-in-law, Irene Hartman of Goshen, Ind.; and a brother-in-law, Dennis Hartman and his wife, Linda.

A memorial service was held at Maple River Mennonite Church.