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Thomas Hartsoe Obituary
Thomas Ray Hartsoe Sr., 77, of Fairmont City, Ill., born May 24, 1937, in Cardwell, Mo., died Monday, June 23, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
Thomas retired as a mechanic from Bond Tire in Fairview Heights, Ill. He also served in the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Connie Bea and Macy, nee Grogan, Hartsoe; a son, Rick Hartsoe; and two sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Carmen Lola, nee Arriola, Hartsoe of Fairview Heights, Ill., whom he married March 3, 1958; his children, Fred (David Hunter) Hartsoe of Fairmont City, Ill., Joe (Wanda) Hartsoe Sr. of Collinsville, Ill., Tom (Brenda) Hartsoe Jr. of Collinsville, Ill., Sandy (Andy) Penn of Troy, Ill., Lisa Hartsoe of Collinsville, Ill., Debbie Hartsoe of Fairmont City, Ill., and Mike Hartsoe of Collinsville, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be made to the Hartsoe family, and will be accepted at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.herrfuneral.com.
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill., with Lee Swallows officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Collinsville, Ill.
HERR FUNERAL HOME, Collinsville, Ill.
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Dennis Baer
June 26, 2014
Thoughts and prayers to the Hartsoe Family.
tammy walker
June 26, 2014
R.I.P. THOMAS YOU ARE AND WILL BE MISSED BY ALL THAT HAVE KNOWN YOU.REST KNOW
tammy walker
June 26, 2014
sending all my prayers and keeping your family in my thoughts as you make your way through these hard trials and tributelations that you are going through . Tammy
Joe Blum
June 25, 2014
RIP Tom....you are well loved and will be missed by all.
Thoughts and prayers continue to the whole Hartsoe Family. God Bless.
Jeanie Mahan
June 25, 2014
a kind wonderful man has joined the angels my prayers sent to family
Melody
June 25, 2014
RIP, Tom. Nicest man I've ever known. Everyone always had good things to say about you whenever the Hartsoe name was mentioned. Your large, wonderful family and many,many friends are going to miss you so much. Many good memories of time spent with you and Lola, your children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. God Bless
Tommy and Brenda
June 24, 2014
Love ya dad !
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