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Olivia Hartman Obituary
Born Feb. 9, 1926, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy (Hinkel) Crider. She married Merle R. Hartman in Chambersburg in 1950. He preceded her in death in 1992.
She attended Wilson College in Chambersburg, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and then attended Penn State where she received a master's degree in theater arts. She received her teaching certificate from Edinboro University. She taught art and theater art at Kane Junior and Senior High Schools for more than 20 years, retiring in the early 1980s.
Missy was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Kane, where she was a member of the choir and the Women's Circle. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Kane Garden Club, The Kane Studio Art Group and later the Kane Creative Arts League. She co-founded the Kane Players Theater Group and was a prior recipient of the Kane Chamber Citizen of the Year award. Missy also volunteered at Friends Memorial Library.
She is survived by three sons, Curtis Hartman and Thomas (Nancy) Hartman, both of Kane, and Steven (Joanne) Hartman of Round Rock, Texas; four grandchildren, Lynn Hartman of San Francisco, Daniel (Maia) Hartman of Seattle, Scott (Allison) Hartman of Austin, Texas, and Michael (Brittani) Hartman of Frisco, Texas; and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas Crider.
Friends are invited to attend a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 25, 2024) at Cummings Funeral Home. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday (Jan. 26, 2024) at the Presbyterian Church of Kane, with the Rev. Carol Sharp officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Presbyterian Church of Kane, 103 Greeves St., Kane, PA 16735.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com.
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Roseann Albaugh
February 2, 2024
May she R.I.P. met her when I got int Beth Lenaway´s plays. She was so very, very nice.
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