Hartman

Richard J. Hartman Sr., 79, of Renfrew, formerly of Castle Shannon, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, March 13, 2023, at Butler Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Born on July 25, 1943, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Edward and Florence Hartman.

Richard graduated from Bethel Park High School, where he was a four-year letterman in football and baseball.

Richard was a resourceful do-it-your-selfer and built his home and farm buildings with his own hands. Professionally, he was an engineer for MSA in Cranberry Township and served for many years as a volunteer firefighter with the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department.

He was an avid golfer, card player, and R/C plane enthusiast. His favorite pastime was mowing his acres of lawn.

Richard was a loving father, grandfather and husband, who enjoyed nothing more than spending time with his children and grandchildren. His family will always remember that he gave the best hugs.

Surviving are his wife, Laureen (Zakowski) Hartman, whom he married on June 25, 1964; his children, Richard Hartman Jr. (Judy) of Penn Township, Kristen Forst (Dan) of Cranberry Township, and Scott Hartman (Cheryl) of Crystal Lake, Ill.; his grandchildren, Nicole, Rebekah, Daniel, Allison, Jessica and Molly; his beloved dog, “Lizabeth”; a sister, Ruth Ferguson of Germantown, Tenn.; and his brothers, Edward Hartman (Johanna) of Allison Park, and Lawrence Hartman of Houston, Texas.

HARTMAN — Friends of Richard J. Hartman Sr., who died Monday, March 13, 2023, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.

A blessing service will be held at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Butler County Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew, PA 16053.

Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.

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