Margaret Elaine Hartman

M. ELAINE HARTMAN Cooks, Michigan- Partridge and Poplar Jack mushrooms should be more plentiful this year, M. Elaine Hartman, 93, of Cooks, Michigan passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015; she was an avid hunter of both. She was born in Cooks, Michigan on December 7, 1921. She was one of six girls born to Otto and Golda (Bower) Winkel. She graduated from Cooks High School and attended Northern Michigan University for two years while earning a teaching certificate. The former Margaret Elaine Winkel married John “Buck” Hartman on October 12, 1945, in Rapid River, Michigan. They settled a mile down the road from her parents farm on the Thunder Lake Road in Cooks. They farmed and raised their five children there. John preceded her in death on April 4, 2001. Elaine was a member of the Cooks Congregational Church. She served as the treasurer of the church for 25 years. She also served on the Cooks School Board and was instrumental in the formation of the Big Bay de Noc consolidated school. She worked for Big Bay de Noc School for 15 years as a teacher’s aide. She was a competitive card player and enjoyed playing “Moose” with her children, sisters and friends. She also enjoyed knitting, reading, playing Bingo, going to the casino, hunting (especially for partridge and mushrooms), and picking berries. She never met a crossword puzzle she couldn’t finish, however “not always correctly”. Elaine is survived by four sons and one daughter, Phil (Denna) Hartman of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Neil (Debi) Hartman of Clio, Michigan, Bill (Bobbie) Hartman of Negaunee, Michigan, Kim (Ellen) Hartman of Croswell, Michigan and Faye (Tim) Shea of Escanaba, Michigan; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and one soon to be great-grandchild; her dear sister, Dorothy Ozanich of Manistique, Michigan ; sister-in-law Goldie (Hartman) Longi of Chicago, Illinois, along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Helen Hulla, Norma Swagart, Olive Soli, Jean Flodin, and great-grandson Drew Thomas Hartman. A memorial service will be held at 1P.M. on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Cooks Congregational Church with burial to follow in Inwood Township Cemetery at Cooks. Visitation will be held at the church from 11-1 P.M. on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be directed to Cooks Congregational Church, Manistique Senior Center, or to Big Bay de Noc Scholarship Foundation. Online condolences may be expressed at www.pomeroyfuneralhomes.com.

Margaret Elaine Hartman

December 7, 1921 - March 14, 2015