Marsha Hartman

Marsha K. Hartman of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic at the age of 64 years, 1 month and 2 days after a battle with cancer.

Marsha was born December 26, 1946, in Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of Verner R. and Nina (Sorensen) Walters. She was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton and confirmed at the Pine Grove Methodist Church near Massena.

The family lived North of Kimballton until 1953, when they moved to the farm South of Anita. Marsha attended country school through the fifth grade, then attended Anita Elementary, Junior High and High School, graduating with the Class of 1965. After graduation, Marsha married Everett Andersen and three daughters were born to this union.

Marsha started her employment career at the Atlantic Bottling Company. Later, while her girls were young, she decided to open a day care in her home. Once the girls were all in school, she chose to enroll in college and pursue a nursing career. Graduating with an LPN degree, she started the career she loved. She worked at nursing homes in Atlantic, Anita and Audubon, the Cass County Memorial Hospital, Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Blair Memorial Hospital. She also did Home Health Care and most recently she worked at Park Place where she enjoyed working with the residents and staff. She was very passionate about her nursing.

Marsha was married to Robert Hartman of North Bend, Nebraska, in 1999. They lived in Nebraska for a short time, and then bought an acreage north of Anita.

She had a great love for the farm and enjoyed all the happy memories there. Marsha was a great mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She had many wonderful talents; pianist, baking, cooking, sewing, canning, and always being there for everyone she loved. We will miss her kind,loving ways.

Marsha is survived by her three wonderful daughters, Stacey and husband Curtis (Pete) Peterson of Elliot, Iowa, Tammy and her husband Brian Beckler of Phillipsburg, Missouri, and Jayne and her husband Ben Cantrell of Modesto, California; eight grandchildren, Britany and Trevor Elwood, Macgwire, Gibson and Gusten Beckler, and Amelia and Jack Cantrell, and one step-granddaughter, Trinity Peterson; her mother, Nina Walters of Anita, Iowa; two sisters, Mardell Peek and her husband Chuck of Oakland, Iowa, and Melva Lund and her husband Ivyn of Anita, Iowa; brother, Galen Walters and wife Deb of Anita, Iowa; her nieces and nephews, Lorie (Jerry) Espeseth and family, Cindy (Mark) Constable, Mark (Lynelle) Jeppesen,Lane Jeppesen, Robbie (Chrissy) Possehl and family, Ronee (James) Norris and family, Rochelle Possehl, Rush Possehl, Brad (Jelisa) Ross and family, Jamey (Sarah) Herzberg and family, Stavros (Lindsay) Printopoulos and family, Maria (Tom) Fredrickson and family, Robert Hartman Sr., Robert Jr. (Jalynn) and family, Rita (Mark) Havtovec and family, Ron (Lynda) and family, Rod and family.

Marsha was preceded in death by her father, Verner Walters and a special niece, Michaela Jo Walters, both of Anita, Iowa; her grandparents; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Burial will in Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, Iowa, following the luncheon in Hockenberry's Community Room.

Visitation with family will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 31, 2011, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.