Benjamin Hartman

Benjamin Scott Hartman, 26, of Stevensville, entered into Life Eternal with his Savior on Sunday, June 1, 2003, as a result of a scuba diving mishap in Findlay, Ohio. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, June 5, at the Stevensville United Methodist Church with Rev. Eugene Lewis officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 4, from 4-8pm, at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to the Lincoln Township Fire Department or Animal Aid, P.O. Box 407, St. Joseph, MI 49085. Friends wishing to share a memory or sign the family guest book on line may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com Ben was born on September 24, 1976, in Saginaw, Michigan. He attended St. Matthew?s and Good Shepherd Lutheran schools as well as Michigan Lutheran High School. Ben worked as a plumber for Town and Country Plumbing Service. He also served as a volunteer fireman for the Lincoln Township Fire Department. Ben was an avid outdoorsman, and in his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, and scuba diving along with always helping others. Ben is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie (Shadle) Hartman, whom he married on July 29, 2000, in Stevensville; his parents, Warren and Lois (Scheele) Hartman; father and mother-in-law, Larry and Joan Shadle; sisters ? Jennifer (Hartman) Scribner of Sister Lakes, Nicole Hartman of Libertyville, Illinois, Angela (Hartman) Rimmert of Oakfield, Wisconsin, and Rebecca Hartman of Libertyville, Illinois; sister-in-law, Nancy (Shadle) Batch of Muskegon; Brothers-in-law ? Todd Scribner, Jason Rimmert and Terry Batch; grandfather, Warren Hartman of Cassopolis; grandmother, Viola Scheele of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota; nieces ? Christina, Meghan and Amber Scribner, Ashley Rimmert and Laura Batch; nephews – Andrew Scribner, Brodie Rimmert and Adam Batch; and also many aunts, uncles and cousins. Ben touched the lives of many people in his brief time on Earth. His presence among us will be deeply missed.