Frank Harts Sr. Obituary
STERLING- Frank Harts, Sr. 89, of Sterling, died Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Rock River Hospice & Home in Sterling. Frank was born to Jesse Hart and Lillie Mae Wallace on March 29, 1936 in Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Mae Harts, son, Frank Harts, Jr., daughter, Veronica Harts, son, Pastor Terry A. (Ida) Harts, of Moreno Valley, California; and daughter, Delores (Emmanuel) Harts-Olukoya of Sterling.
Survivors include his daughter, Demetra (Ron) Brown of Long Beach, California; three sons, Pastor Larry (Marchet) Harts, of Sterling; Donald (Denise) Harts, of Sterling; Theodore Harts, of Sterling; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
There will be a private burial on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.
There will be a memorial service held at a later date.
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