Peter Eugene Hartman, 90, of Hesston, Kan., died Sept. 10, 2025. Born Nov. 8, 1934, in Elkhart County, Ind., he graduated from Hesston Bible Academy in 1952 and Hesston College in 1955. There he met his wife, Marilyn Troyer. They married on Aug. 18, 1955, and moved to Hannibal, Mo., where he served as a hospital orderly for his 1-W service. At the invitation of Hannibal Mennonite Church, he became the nursing home administrator of Beth Haven. He served faithfully for 18 years, overseeing growth from a 20-bed facility to a full continuing-care retirement community and dedicating a new 60-bed facility in 1972. Called to pastoral ministry, he pastored Carlsbad Mennonite Church in New Mexico from 1975 to 1992 and Yoder Mennonite Church in Kansas until 2000.

Peter was dedicated to service. He served briefly as interim conference minister for South Central Conference. In retirement, he worked as hospice chaplain for nine years and served as interim pastor. He remained active as a volunteer chaplain. He created walking sticks as gifts for those near death and was committed to prison ministry, maintaining relationships with prisoners for many years. He donated over 20 gallons of blood and donated his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center for research.

Peter loved music and whistled while riding his bicycle. He spread the good news of the gospel through his contagious joyful spirit.  

He is survived by his wife; children Treva (Leon) Greaser, Alice (Mark) Jantzen and Luke (Staci) Hartman; siblings Ralph (Carolyn) Hartman and Miriam Hartman; sisters-in-law Lenore Hartman and Viola Hartman; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Alice (Hartzler) Hartman; siblings Eunice (Byler), John, Lucinda (McGrath), Dennis and Leonard; three infants; and son Nathan Peter.