1924
Frederick
2015
Frederick Hartwig
May 6, 1924 — September 15, 2015
Frederick H. Hartwig, M.D., 91, of Roeland Park, KS passed away peacefully in his sleep Sept. 15th, 2015, at Brighton Gardens with hospice at his side, from complications due to old age.
He was born to Frederick and Bertha Hartwig on May 6, 1924 in Concordia, Mo. Fred graduated from Concordia High School, attended several Colleges for premedical education, and graduated with his medical degree from the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine, Memphis, TN, in 1948.
He met Louise Rice in Memphis, they fell in love and married on Oct. 20, 1946 in Concordia, Mo.
Moving to Kansas City for an internship at General Hospital, they subsequently spent a year of military service in Anchorage Alaska where Freddy, their first child, was born Aug. 24, 1949. Discharged from the service, Fred had four years of General Surgery Residency at KC General Hospital which paved the way for a lifetime of remarkable achievements practicing General, Gynecological and Oncological surgery in the Kansas City area, primarily at Trinity Lutheran Hospital.
Respected and honored by his colleagues, beloved and revered by his patients, Dr. Hartwig practiced medicine for over 50 years with his competent and faithful surgical scrub nurse, Martha Brown. Retirement and closing his office in 2003 was hard fought but volunteering with Martha at the Duchesne Clinic in KC, KS until 2014 helped to ease the transition.
Philanthropy played a large part in his life and some of the institutions Fred and Lou became involved with over the years were KCPT, TLC for Children & Families, KC Healthy Kids, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, their church, Our Saviour Lutheran, and so much more.
Fred’s hobbies were many and varied; wine making, including growing his own grapes, photography, wood working, Model T Ford overhauling, “The Lake” and all that entailed, and perusing “The Internet”, just to name a few.
He is survived by his wife Louise of 69 years, recently of The Atriums in OP,KS; 4 children, Fred of Lonejack (Liz Wade of KCK); David (Anita) of Lonejack; Stephen of Martin City; and Susan (Jeff Krenzer) of Maysville, MO; 5 grandchildren, James (Bethany) of Seattle; Emily (Chris) of Brooklyn; Sarah of KCK; Alex and Roni of Lonejack; 2 great grandchildren, Zia and Eli of Seattle; and a sister, Mary Louise of Concordia, MO.
A visitation will be held from 9 AM to 11 AM, with a service to follow, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 4153 Rainbow Blvd, KC, KS 66103, 913-236-6228, Saturday Sept.19, presided over by Pastor Tom Van Duzer. A graveside service will follow at Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., OP, KS, 66210.
He was born to Frederick and Bertha Hartwig on May 6, 1924 in Concordia, Mo. Fred graduated from Concordia High School, attended several Colleges for premedical education, and graduated with his medical degree from the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine, Memphis, TN, in 1948.
He met Louise Rice in Memphis, they fell in love and married on Oct. 20, 1946 in Concordia, Mo.
Moving to Kansas City for an internship at General Hospital, they subsequently spent a year of military service in Anchorage Alaska where Freddy, their first child, was born Aug. 24, 1949. Discharged from the service, Fred had four years of General Surgery Residency at KC General Hospital which paved the way for a lifetime of remarkable achievements practicing General, Gynecological and Oncological surgery in the Kansas City area, primarily at Trinity Lutheran Hospital.
Respected and honored by his colleagues, beloved and revered by his patients, Dr. Hartwig practiced medicine for over 50 years with his competent and faithful surgical scrub nurse, Martha Brown. Retirement and closing his office in 2003 was hard fought but volunteering with Martha at the Duchesne Clinic in KC, KS until 2014 helped to ease the transition.
Philanthropy played a large part in his life and some of the institutions Fred and Lou became involved with over the years were KCPT, TLC for Children & Families, KC Healthy Kids, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, their church, Our Saviour Lutheran, and so much more.
Fred’s hobbies were many and varied; wine making, including growing his own grapes, photography, wood working, Model T Ford overhauling, “The Lake” and all that entailed, and perusing “The Internet”, just to name a few.
He is survived by his wife Louise of 69 years, recently of The Atriums in OP,KS; 4 children, Fred of Lonejack (Liz Wade of KCK); David (Anita) of Lonejack; Stephen of Martin City; and Susan (Jeff Krenzer) of Maysville, MO; 5 grandchildren, James (Bethany) of Seattle; Emily (Chris) of Brooklyn; Sarah of KCK; Alex and Roni of Lonejack; 2 great grandchildren, Zia and Eli of Seattle; and a sister, Mary Louise of Concordia, MO.
A visitation will be held from 9 AM to 11 AM, with a service to follow, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 4153 Rainbow Blvd, KC, KS 66103, 913-236-6228, Saturday Sept.19, presided over by Pastor Tom Van Duzer. A graveside service will follow at Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., OP, KS, 66210.
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