Kenneth Wayne Hartman, 45, passed away on September 27, 2017 at his home in Utica, Kansas. He was born on July 7, 1972 in Ransom, Kansas the son of Norman and Areta (Ummel) Hartman.

He graduated in 1991 from the Utica High School. He was a janitor at the Utica Community Cafe and enjoyed working with wood.

Survivors include two sisters, Pamela and Kevin Ice - Lynnville, Indiana and Sandra Hartman - Utica, Kansas; one brother, Roger and Darlene Hartman - Hays, Kansas; five nieces, Sue and J. Drayer, Amanda Gabel and Ryan Powles, Samantha and Zach Miller, Sydni Hartman and Marcus Watson and Jamie Ice and three great nephews, Coby, Kayden, and Ryker. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

Funeral service and burial will be on Monday, October 2, 2017, 1:30 p.m., at the Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Kansas. Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Kenneth Hartman Family memorial fund.

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