Barbara E. Hartman
Lebanon Daily News


Barbara E. Hartman, 69, of 2028 Carlton Dr., Lebanon died Friday, January 9, 2009 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center after waging a courageous 18 year battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was the wife of Kenneth G. Hartman. Barbara was born in Lebanon, PA on September 10, 1939 daughter of the late Margaret Gerhart Baum. She was a 1957 graduate of Lebanon High School and retired from the Hershey Pasta Co. She enjoyed reading and loved to travel. In addition to her husband she is survived by her son: Brian L. Hartman and his wife Luanne, Lebanon; Daughters: Lori Powell and Wendy Hartman both of Lebanon; granddaughters: Taylor and Tara Powell, Lebanon; sisters: Doris Reich, Karen Mitchell; brother: Edmund Baum all of Lebanon; grand-dog: Cooper and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister Peggy Strohm and brother Jimmy Baum. Memorial services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM in the Rohland Funeral Home, 508 Cumberland St., Lebanon where a visitation will begin at 1:00 PM. Interment will be made in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to A.L.S.A., 321 Norristown Rd., Suite 260, Ambler, PA 19002-2755.