Darlene G. Hartman

Darlene G. Hartman, from Northfield, Minnesota, and formerly Spencer, entered her eternal home on May 12, 2025.

Darlene, born May 25, 1930, on a farm near Ruthven to Olin and Lettie Watt, moved to Spencer with her family, graduating from Spencer High School in the class of 1948.

Darlene married Burdette Hartman, and they resided in Spencer for the entirety of their marriage of 54 years. Darlene enjoyed being a homemaker, wife and mother. She and Burdette had five children, David, Lynnette, Pamela, Bryon and Kathryn. She was the bookkeeper for their business, Hartman Auto Electric, and after her children were in school, served as the secretary for the First Baptist Church, as well as singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school, serving as a deaconess, and a youth worker at different times. Baking for her family and others was a favorite hobby, along with reading and needlepoint. In later years, she was a member of Hope Church in Spencer. She moved to Minnesota in 2014 to be closer to her daughters and grandchildren, and faithfully attended Cannon City Community Church.

Darlene was an avid fan of the Clay County Fair, and attended for 87 years. She was also a member of the Spencer Band Boosters for 24 consecutive years.

Having placed her faith in Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age, Darlene is now in His presence, joining her husband, Burdette; sons, David and Bryon; parents; brothers, Arthur (Margret) Watt, Kenneth and Dale; and sisters, Helen (Vernal) Dahleen, Alice (Jim) Daniel and Iona (Stanley) Tolle.

She is survived by her three daughters, Lynnette, Pamela (Gary) Wunderlich, of Faribault, Minnesota; Kathryn (Tom) Valine, of Forest Lake, Minnesota; and Erna de Wet of South Africa; brother Harold Watt, of Boise, Idaho; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and friends.

A celebration of life will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. Addition details are available at www.boldtfuneralhome.com.