7/27/1926 — 7/5/2021
Brad Hartt
Brad
Bradford Paul Hartt was born on July 27, 1926 in Seattle, Washington to David Roy and Jennie Lind Hartt. He was promoted to Glory on July 5, 2021, at age 94. He is survived by his wife Ruth, his daughter Margaret and husband Mark Paris, his daughter Carolyn and husband Doug Vanhulse, his granddaughter Rachel Laub, and his sister Charlotte Griffiths. He was preceded in death by his daughter Lorraine, his sisters Margaret and Jean, and his brothers David, Richard, and Joseph.
Brad accepted Christ as his Savior when he was 14 years of age and was filled with joy in knowing his sins were all forgiven. He went to Three Hills Alberta Canada for 4 years of high school and then 4 more years at Prairie Bible Institute. His summers between his years in Bible institute were spent traveling with a male quartet all over Canada and the United States, singing and playing his trumpet.
In the fall of 1948 he left for Cuba where he participated in radio ministry and taught at Cuba Bible Institute. In 1952 he returned to Canada and married Ruth Maxwell on March 27, 1954. Their daughter Margaret was born in Washington state in 1955 and they traveled to Cuba in 1956. Their daughter Lorraine was born in Cuba in 1958. The Hartts lived through the Cuban revolution and final communist takeover on Jan 1, 1959. Nineteen months later they left Cuba to return to the United States. Brad (known as Pablo, within Spanish communities) served as pastor of Hispanic churches – first in Tampa, Florida where Carolyn their third daughter was born in 1964. After leaving Tampa, Brad served in Spanish ministry in the Chicago area and finally in Renton, Washington where he lived until his death.
After retirement, Brad and Ruth were involved in many different ministries in Arizona, Oregon, and Washington. Brad’s hobbies were many- including carving diamond willow walking sticks, collecting chalcedony stones, repairing lawn mowers, etc. He and Ruth loved to roam the mountains together, gathering mushrooms, picking huckleberries, and cooking over an open fire. And music was always a very important part of Brad’s life.
We will all miss him very much.
In Brad’s memory, donations may be made to Seattle Union Gospel Mission, Sunset Community Church (Renton, WA), or Prairie Bible College (Alberta, Canada).
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