Clarence W. Hartman, 97, Regent, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at the St. Luke’s Home, Dickinson. Clarence’s funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson, with Pastor Roger Dieterle officiating. Following a lunch and fellowship at Ladbury Funeral Service, the Interment will take place at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Regent. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Ladbury Funeral Service.

Clarence William Hartman was born September 24, 1920 in Regent, the son of Louis and Anna (Witte) Hartman. He grew up on the family farm and attended Iowa School in Rifle Township and graduated from Regent High School. He attended Dickinson State Teachers College before farming with his father. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in rural Regent.

On November 19, 1948 he married Catherine Sills in Columbia, Miss. They lived and worked on the Hartman farm and were blessed with three children: Charlotte, William, and Cyrus. In 1970 they purchased a house in Deming, N.M., and enjoyed winters there until 1978.

Clarence enjoyed his grandchildren, woodworking, photography, genealogy, gardening, history, and bird watching. He spent many hours playing with and caring for his three grandchildren. In the warmer months he enjoyed sitting on the porch and surveying the crops. He was a talented musician and enjoyed all types of music.

He was preceded in death by his son William in 1951; his wife, Catherine in 1988; sister Alma (Willis) Monke; and brother Ralph (Ann) Hartman.

Clarence is survived by his daughter, Charlotte (Mike) Morey, Fargo; son, Cyrus (Patrice) Hartman, Regent; grandchildren, Christopher (Jaime) Morey, Texas, Melissa Morey (Nicholas Ellison), Minnesota, and Kira (James) Judson, Kansas; great-grandchildren, Isaac Morey, and David, Samuel and Zane Judson; nephews, Wayne (Ruth) Hartman, Florida, and Lynn Hartman and family, Dickinson; and niece, Rhonda Monke, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to curesma.org, or at Cure SMA, 925 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007