Dr. Fred O. Hartman

HARTMAN Dr. Fred O. Hartman age 99 of Worthington, died peacefully May 21, 2015. Professor Emeritus of horticulture, The Ohio State University. Vet. WWII, U.S. Army where he served as a medical technician assigned to the 6th Armored Division attaining the rank of Captain. Dr. Hartman taught agriculture in the U. S. Army Rehabilitation Center at San Antonio, TX. He was released from the service in 1946 and resumed his studies at The Ohio State University. Dr. Hartman was a 1937 graduate of The University of Toledo earning a BS degree receiving his MS degree in Horticulture and PhD in Horticulture and specialty in Pomology from The Ohio State University from where he retired in 1983 after 42 years of teaching and research. He was a devout Buckeye Fan. Preceded in death by first wife Margaret Older Hartman (from Columbus), and wife Joan Guthery Hartman (from LaRue, OH)); brother Wayne G. (Margaret) Hartman (from Woodville, OH); and nephew Brian Lehman. Survived by his daughter Sharon (Christopher) Bartkus; grandchildren Christopher R. Bartkus and Chelsea (Ryan) Bartkus Chaney, all of Florida; 3 nieces and a nephew; many grand-nieces and nephews. Dr. Harman and his wife Joan traveled extensively throughout the US; Europe, Australia, and South America. Member of Worthington Presbyterian Church; life member of Ohio Fruit Growers Society; American Society for Horticultural Science; tropical Region of the American Horticultural Society; honorary member of Sigma Xi and Gamma Sigma Delta; OSU Faculty Photographic Society; life member of the OSU Alumni Assoc., and the OSU Faculty Club. In addition to his teaching at OSU, he concurrently conducted research projects with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH. He was the author of many articles in a number of scientific and other publications. He was an advisor to many graduate and undergraduate students to student organizations. Funeral Service 1:00 pm Thursday, May 28, 2015 at RUTHERFORD-CORBIN FUNERAL HOME, 515 High St., Worthington, OH 43085. The Rev. Dr. Timothy F. Jones officiating. Burial Union Cemetery. Contributions may be made to: The Fred O. & Joan G. Hartman Excellence in Fruit Production Endowment Fund, The Ohio State University Foundation, 1480 West Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43221.

Dr. Fred O. Hartman

October 20, 1915 - May 21, 2015