San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hartfelder, Ruth Esther Suedez December 3 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com December 9, 2004, 12:34 pm The Record December 8, 2004 Lodi Ruth Esther Surdez Hartfelder March 8, 1906 - December 3, 2004 Ruth Esther Surdez Hartfelder, 98, peacefully passed away in Lodi on December 3, 2004. San Joaquin Valley mourns the loss of a beautiful person and talented artist. Born March 8, 1906, in Brockton, Massachusetts. Ruth dedicated her life to artwork. Her signature piece, Blythe Spirit, is on display at San Joaquin Delta College. Ruth is survived by her daughters-in-law, Diane Handel of Acampo and Patricia Hutchins of Indiana; 5 nephews and nieces; 7 grand-children, and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Reformed Church in Lodi with a private graveside committal service following. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Lodi Art Center, 110 S. Church, Lodi, CA 95240. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/gob3613hartfeld.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb