Marie E. Hart
Marie E. Hart, 90, of Fombell and Ellwood City went to rest peacefully in the arms of God on Saturday evening at the Evergreen Nursing Center in Harmony after a brief stay.
Born on Feb. 23, 1925, Marie was the oldest child of George H. and Esther (Rape) Lauten of Fombell.
On March 1, 1944, she married Emerson J. Hart of Fombell, a farmer who had courted her on horseback.
Marie was a hard working farm wife who raised bountiful gardens of produce and lovingly canned this produce to feed her family and anyone who dropped by the farm.
Even though Marie and Emerson were farm owners in their early days, they found time for adventure and travel. They traveled to Europe on a couple of occasions as well as Hawaii. They both loved to meet other farm families in their travels. They also enjoyed traveling in their minivan and camped at Ponderosa Park in Ohio. Anyone who knew Marie in the last several years was probably the recipient of one of her sets of hand loomed hot pads or one of her corn bags. Marie's embroidery skills adorned many quilts and pillow cases, which will be treasured by family members.
She is survived by four children, David Hart of Mercer, Bob (Shannon) Hart of Fombell, Bill (Judy) Hart of Fombell and Patricia (Garry) Leach of Marion Center. Marie's surviving siblings are Ethel Mae (Lloyd) Hall of Fombell, Jean Davidson of Seymour, Tenn.; Ruth (Wayne) Thoma of Butler and Bob (Evelyn) Lauten of Fombell. She also is survived by nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces, nephews and cousins complete the family.
Marie was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, Emerson; her parents; her sister, Betty Brown and her husband, Don; her daughter-in-law, Deanna Hart; her sisters-in-law, Mae Hart Steffler, and Velma Hart Friday and her husband, Bill; her brothers-in-law, Ernest Davidson, Dale Hart, and Lee Hart and his wife, Lois; and her nephew, Jeff Hart.
HART — Friends of Marie E. Hart, who died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, will be received Wednesday at the Joseph A. Tomon Jr. Funeral Home and Crematory, 97 Grim Ave., Ellport from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at noon, with the Rev. Patricia Cleary, celebrant.Entombment will follow in Zelienople Cemetery Mausoleum.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Marie's name to either the Ellwood City Public Library, 415 Lawrence Ave., Ellwood City, PA 16117 or the First United Methodist Church, 416 Crescent Ave., Ellwood City, PA 16117.
