Lorin "Butch" A. Hartmann

Lorin “Butch” A. Hartmann, age 95, of Kenesaw, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lowell, Nebraska with Pastor Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday at the Kearney Cemetery with military honors by the Nebraska National Guard Honors Team, the Kearney American Legion Post #52 and VFW Post #759. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 11th at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Lorin was born February 3, 1929 to George and Leona (Hanneman) Hartmann near Amherst. He attended school in Miller and later graduated from Gibbon High School. He was a veteran who served in the Korean War where he was a sergeant and a medic. On September 7, 1950, he married his lifelong partner, Lorna (Stade) Hartmann. To this union they were blessed with two children, Mark and Marla. In 1952 they moved to the Stade homestead, where he farmed and raised their children. After retiring from farming, they enjoyed their Winter travels to Texas, where they met several friends over the years. Lorin was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Lowell. He enjoyed spending time with family as well as putting in a few vegetable gardens. He loved life on the farm. Survivors include; his children Mark Hartmann and wife Kathrine of Kenesaw, Nebraska and Marla Hartmann of Kearney; brothers Al (Karen) Hartmann of Lowell and Art Hartmann of Gibbon; granddaughters Tara (Griffin) Nietfeld and husband Eric of Gibbon, Nebraska and Nesha (Griffin) Danielson and husband Corey of Fort Meyers, Florida; great-grandchildren Alaysa and Addisyn Griffin of Gibbon, Nebraska and Branden and Emma Danielson of Fort Meyers, Florida; along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Lorna; brothers Harland Hartmann and Norman Hartmann; sister Ester Lee and sister-in-law, Helen Hartmann.

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Lorin "Butch" A. Hartmann

February 3, 1929 - March 7, 2024