Obit: Hardrath, Marjorie Ruth (1922 - 2013)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Borgia, Hardrath, Kramer, Reitan, Stamper, Troutman

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 12/24/2013

Hardrath, Marjorie Ruth (Reitan) (9 MAY 1922 - 17 DEC 2013)

Marjorie Ruth Reitan Hardrath, age 91, of Roswell, Ga., died on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at her home following a lengthy illness.

Marjorie was born on May 9, 1922, in Marshfield, daughter of John and Idele (Borgia) Reitan. She was a graduate of Marshfield High School, and then attended the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point receiving a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. On May 5, 1950, she married Halbert H. (Bud) Hardrath in Madison. She was a lifelong teacher.

Survivors include her husband, Halbert Hardrath, Roswell, Ga.; a daughter and son-in-law, Sue Hardrath and Sam Troutman, Atlanta, Ga.; son-in-law, Wayne Kramer, Knoxville, Tenn.; two grandsons, Russell Reitan Kramer, Cleveland, Ohio, and John Reed Kramer, Clemson, S.C.; one sister-in-law, Dorthaleen Hardrath, Owen; one brother-in-law, Howard Hardrath, Atlanta, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Betty Lou Stamper; her brother, Jack Reitan; and a daughter, Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer.

A family graveside service will be planned for a later date at Beaver Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to The Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Artist in Residence Series, Office of Advancement, Maryville College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, Tenn. 37804.