Idamae Harms HARTMAN

Idamae Harms Hartman, 94, of Roanoke, and formerly of Havertown, Pa., and Seaside Park, N.J., passed away very peacefully on Friday, December 28, 2012. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Harms and Minnie Stuve Harms, of New Jersey; her husband, Frederick William Hartman; and her brothers, Dr. Charles Richard Harms and his wife, Aileen Harms, and Howard Stuve Harms and his wife, Linnea Harms.
She is survived by her children, Dr. David Hartman and his wife, Dr. Cheryl Hartman, of Roanoke, Barbara Hartman Fisher and her husband, Charles Barbour Fisher, of Houston; living grandchildren, Dr. Douglas Frederick Hartman and his wife, Dr. Lauren Brodsky Hartman, Paul David Hartman, Elizabeth Hartman Newcomb and her husband, Steven Newcomb, and Charles Scott Fisher. She is also survived by her great- grandchildren, Sadie Berlin Hartman, and Samueil Mills Hartman; and many loving nephews, nieces, and their families.
Idamae "Idie" grew up in Westfield, N.J., and graduated from high school in 1936. In 1940 she graduated from Gettsburg College where she met her husband. Her loving devotion and dedication as a mother allowed her children to realize their dreams.
Family and friends loved her for her abundance of kindness, generosity, and care she gave to them. Throughout her whole life, she was a total inspiration in her desire to be independent and in her patience to accept help in her later years as she needed it. We extend our appreciation to those who cared for her in her later years.
Family members welcome friends to join them for a celebration of her life and reception at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2013, in the Lapsley Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, 2101 South Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA 24014-0538, www.fpc.roa.org.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages you to make donations to the church or to the Learning Ally at www.learningally.org/donors, the organization that supported her son's access to printed materials throughout his professional development.
Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory. 540-366-0707.