- Date Of Birth: May 23, 1919
- Date Of Death: October 29, 2013
- State: Maryland
Melva Leola Hardman, 94, of Fairfield, PA, formerly of Emmitsburg, died peacefully Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Comfort Care Personal Care in Fairfield, PA. Born May 23, 1919 in Lantz, she was the daughter of the late John William and Gustava May Jewell Portner. She was the wife of the late William Eugene Hardman who passed away August 15, 1967.
Melva spent most of her life in domestic work. She came to Emmitsburg in 1939. She went to work for Dr. William Cadle, keeping house for his family and helping in his medical office. In later years she worked at St. Joseph Provincial House, retiring in 1992 after thirteen years in the dietary department. Melva was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Emmitsburg since 1940 and was a life-long member of the Francis X. Elder American Legion Auxiliary where she held the office of treasurer for over thirty years. She also attended the Emmitsburg Senior Citizens group from its very beginning.
Surviving are daughter, Barbara Hartman and husband Russell of Fairfield, PA; grandsons, Russell Hartman and wife Peggy, and Curtis Hartman and wife Tammy, all of Fairfield; great-grandchildren, Emily, Kaitlind, Joshua, and Joelle; sister, Frances Fultz of Thurmont; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers, Floyd, Charles, Albert, John Maurice, and Norman Portner, and sisters, Goldie Jones and Anna Bushman.
