WOOSTER – Newell H Newt HARTRUM, 85, of Wooster, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 in West View Manor Nursing Home.
He was born July 17, 1926 in Orient, Iowa, the son of Irvin and Marie Neville Hartrum. He married Nancy Ward Bickel in 1966. She survives.
He graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1944, attended the University of Iowa and was an Iowa Hawkeye fan. Moved to Sidney, Ohio in 1957, worked at F.W. Uhlman Company in Merchandise Presentation. He moved to Wooster in 1969 as a Graphic Artist at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center retiring in 1988. He was a free lance artist doing many pen and ink drawings of houses and buildings in the area, as well as OSU stadiums. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corp and Reserves from 1944 through 1955.
Newell was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wooster. He enjoyed reading, golfing and meeting his buddies every morning at McDonalds for coffee.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his children, Timothy (Judy) Bickel of Sidney, Ohio, Kerry (Debbi) Hartrum of Shelby, North Carolina, Julie (Larry) Gigax of Wooster and Meg (Dan) Clark of Bloomingdale, New Jersey; 11 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren.
Newell was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends will be received on Monday, June 11, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the McIntire, Bradham & Sleek Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster followed by a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the People to People Ministries, 454 E. Bowman St., Wooster, OH 44691 or the Wooster Community Hospital Auxiliary, 1761 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691.
Memorial Contributions
People to People Ministries, 454 E. Bowman St., Wooster, OH 44691 or to the Wooster Community Hospital Auxiliary, 1761 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
Service
Monday, June 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home
Visitation
Monday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Funeral Home
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