Clare D Hartmann
October 16, 1948 — October 24, 2022
Clare D. Hartmann, 74, of Marion, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2022, at First Lutheran Church located at 1000 3rd Avenue S.E. in Cedar Rapids, with Pastor Steve Knudson officiating. Interment will be at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Clare was born on October 16, 1948, in Cherokee, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Beverly Hamilton. She was a 1966 graduate of Cedar Rapids Washington High School and went on to attend St. Luke’s School of Nursing. On April 15, 1972, Clare was united in marriage to John Hartmann at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. She worked at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics and St. Luke’s Hospital as a registered nurse for her entire career with a pause to raise her children. Clare loved vacationing with family at Lake Hubert in Minnesota. Her Crandall Drive neighborhood family was of great importance to her. She was a very active grandmother, enjoying many dance recitals and sporting events. Clare will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Clare is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 50 years, John of Marion; children, Brian (Melissa) Hartmann of Peoria, Illinois, Mark (Heather) Hartmann of Peoria, and Elizabeth (Darron) Dolezal of Toledo, Iowa; grandchildren, Aubrey, Taylor, Grant, Jenna, Andrew, Adelyn, Finley, and Declan; and brothers-in-law, Marvin Hartmann and Kenneth (Judy) Hartmann all of DeWitt, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Beverly; and sister-in-law, Carol Schunter.
Memorials in Clare’s memory may be directed to First Lutheran Church.
Clare was born on October 16, 1948, in Cherokee, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Beverly Hamilton. She was a 1966 graduate of Cedar Rapids Washington High School and went on to attend St. Luke’s School of Nursing. On April 15, 1972, Clare was united in marriage to John Hartmann at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. She worked at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics and St. Luke’s Hospital as a registered nurse for her entire career with a pause to raise her children. Clare loved vacationing with family at Lake Hubert in Minnesota. Her Crandall Drive neighborhood family was of great importance to her. She was a very active grandmother, enjoying many dance recitals and sporting events. Clare will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Clare is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 50 years, John of Marion; children, Brian (Melissa) Hartmann of Peoria, Illinois, Mark (Heather) Hartmann of Peoria, and Elizabeth (Darron) Dolezal of Toledo, Iowa; grandchildren, Aubrey, Taylor, Grant, Jenna, Andrew, Adelyn, Finley, and Declan; and brothers-in-law, Marvin Hartmann and Kenneth (Judy) Hartmann all of DeWitt, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Beverly; and sister-in-law, Carol Schunter.
Memorials in Clare’s memory may be directed to First Lutheran Church.
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