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     Richard Raymond Hartman was born on 17 May 1928, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Raymond Edward Hartman and Tillie Sedora Klinger.¹ Richard Raymond Hartman was baptized on 5 August 1928, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁴ He married Irene Ida Laudenslager, daughter of Joseph Daniel Laudenslager and Laura Alverna Wiest, on 26 June 1954, Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³ Richard Raymond Hartman died on 17 October 2018, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.⁵
Funeral home obituary:
Richard R. Hartman Sr.
May 17, 1928 - October 17, 2018
Richard R. Hartman, 90, of Gratz, passed away on October 17, 2018, at his home in Gratz. He was born in Lykens Twp on May 17, 1928, a son the late Ray and Tillie (Klinger) Hartman. Richard was retired Truck Driver hauling cars.
He served in the U. S. Army as an MP during the Korean War. He was the husband of the late Irene Ida (Laudenslager) Hartman. He was a member of the Teamsters Union, Gratz VFW Post 2385, and Elizabethville Legion Post 404.
Richard is survived by his two sons, Rodney Hartman, Eddie Hartman; daughter, Brenda Taylor; brother, Raymond Hartman. He was preceded in death by son, Richard Hartman, Jr., daughter, Shelly Hartman, wife, Irene I. Hartman, brother Eddie Hartman and sister Shirley Wilkins.
A viewing will be held on October 24, 2018 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Funeral Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at 11:00 am at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Interment will take place in the Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz.⁵

     Irene Ida Laudenslager was born on 19 June 1930, Dauphin County, PA.^4,3 She was the daughter of Joseph Daniel Laudenslager and Laura Alverna Wiest.³ Irene Ida Laudenslager married Richard Raymond Hartman, son of Raymond Edward Hartman and Tillie Sedora Klinger, on 26 June 1954, Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.² Irene Ida Laudenslager died on 2 December 2000, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.^4,5,6
Newspaper obituary:
Irene I. Hartman
GRATZ - Irene I. Hartman 69, of 313 W. Market St., died Saturday in Gratz.
She was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church and Gratz Lykens VFW Auxiliary.
Surviving are her husband, Richard R. Hartman Sr.: three sons, Richard Jr., Rodney and Eddie, all of Gratz; two daughters, Brenda Taylor of Virginia Beach, Va. and Shelley L. Hartman of Harrisburg; two sisters, Blanche Shroyer of Harrisburg and Mary Starr of Gratz; and two brothers, Haven Laudenslager of Gratz and Charles Laudenslager of Elizabethville and four grandchildren.
Services will be .held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at her church. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Monday at Reed Funeral Home. Pillow.
The Patriot-News, December 4, 2000, Page 12.⁷
She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁸

     Shirley Ruth Hartman was born on 31 October 1930, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Raymond Edward Hartman and Tillie Sedora Klinger.¹ Shirley Ruth Hartman was baptized on 23 May 1931, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁴ She married Dr. Frederick M. Wilkins on 25 August 1954, Salem Reformed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3 Shirley Ruth Hartman died on 27 June 1989, Osteopathic Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, at age 58.^5,1,3
Newspaper obituary:
Shirley R. Wilkins
GRATZ - Shirley R. Wilkins, 58, formerly of Gratz, died Tuesday in Osteopathic Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Surviving are her husband, Dr. Frederick M. Wilkins; a daughter, Kimberly Schrader of Fort Worth; a son, Randal of Phoenix, Ariz; her parents, Ray and Tillie Hartman of Lykens RD; and three brothers, Eddie, Richard and Raymond Hartman, all of Gratz.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Simeon's United Lutheran Church.
The Patriot-News, June 30, 1989, Page 9.⁵
She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³

     Benjamin Franklin Hartman was born on 11 September 1935, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Raymond Edward Hartman and Tillie Sedora Klinger.¹ Benjamin Franklin Hartman was baptized on 3 May 1936, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁴ He died on 11 October 1936, Dauphin County, PA, at age 1.^1,3 He was buried on 14 October 1936, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³