Thursday, May 7, 2015

Obituary -- Eldon L. Hart 1928-2015

Eldon L. Hart, 86, of Columbia (MD) passed away April 16th at the University of Baltimore Hospital after a brief illness.

Eldon, born September 12th, 1928, to Loren and Elizabeth (Morin) Hart, grew up on the family farm southeast of Sheridan. He attended Grand View Grade School and graduated from Sheridan High School in 1946.

Eldon enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and was stationed in Fort Meade (MD). He was lated transferred to England and was honorably discharged in 1954.

Eldon married Mary Erbe in 1951 and they made their home in Columbia (MD). They have two children, Bryan and Janice and were members of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fulton (MD).

Eldon was employed by General Electric and attended evening college at the University of Baltimore, graduating in 1962 with a MS in marketing.

Later, he was a contract rep for John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.

Eldon also owned and operated a fleet of school buses which served Howard County (MD) for many years. Mary was the business manager for Hart Bus Service.

After he retired, Eldon continued to drive school buses for many sporting events and school trips.

Eldon loved hunting and fishing, taking many trips to do both. He and Mary loved to travel and they made many trips to Worth County to visit family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Loren and Beth Hart; his wife Mary in December 2014; two brothers, Rodney Hart and Keith Hart; one sister, Norma Jackson; nephew Russell Foster; and niece Barbara (Hart) Wilson.

Eldon is survived by his children Bryan (Debbie) and Janice (Mark); four grandchildren, Joe Hart, Kyle Hart, Courtney Glover, and Adam Flagg; two sisters-in-law, Carol Jean Palmer and Rosalie Hart, both of Maryville; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Funeral services were held April 20th at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fulton (MD) with internment in the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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