Obit: Hardrath, Halbert Herbert (1924 - 2014)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Hardrath, Kramer, Lange, Reitan, Troutman, Wiedenhoeft

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 11/12/2014

Hardrath, Halbert Herbert “Bud” (7 JUN 1924 - 9 NOV 2014)

Halbert Herbert (Bud) Hardrath, age 90, of Roswell, Ga., died on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at his home following a brief illness.

Bud was born on June 7, 1924, on the family farm in Green Grove Township, Clark County, son of Herman and Elsa (Lange) Hardrath.

He was a graduate of Colby High School, received a bachelor’s degree from UW-Stevens Point, and a master’s degree from UW-Madison. On May 5, 1950, he married Marjorie Ruth Reitan in Madison. He worked as a high school science teacher until he relocated his family to Atlanta, Ga., where he retired as a home builder.

Survivors include his brother, Howard, Atlanta, 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 Edwards Hardrath, Owen; and several nieces and nephews.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his brothers, Harvey and Harold; a sister, Edythe (Gilbert) Wiedenhoeft; and a daughter, Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer.

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

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.