May 28, 2015

Obituary: Former OSU horticulture professor Fred Hartman

Fred O. Hartman, professor emeritus of horticulture at Ohio State University, died May 21. He was 99.

Hartman, a World War II veteran, served in the U.S. Army as a medical technician assigned to the 6th Armored Division, attaining the rank of captain.

Hartman was a 1937 graduate of the University of Toledo, where he earned his B.S. degree and M.S. degree in horticulture. He received his Ph.D. in horticulture with a specialty in pomology from Ohio State University. Hartman retired from Ohio State University in 1983 after 42 years of teaching and research.

Hartman was preceded in death by wives Margaret Older Hartman and Joan Guthery Hartman, brother Wayne G. (Margaret) Hartman and nephew Brian Lehman. He is survived by his daughter Sharon (Christopher) Bartkus; grandchildren Christopher R. Bartkus and Chelsea (Ryan) Bartkus Chaney, all of Florida; three nieces and a nephew; many grand-nieces and nephews.

Hartman was a lifelong member of Ohio Fruit Growers Society, a member of the American Society for Horticultural Science and tropical Region of the American Horticultural Society.

Contributions may be made to: The Fred O. & Joan G. Hartman Excellence in Fruit Production Endowment Fund, Ohio State University Foundation, 1480 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43221.

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