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Gerda Renate Harter, 91, of Franklin, IN, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Indiana Masonic Home. She was born December 20, 1925 in Kaiserslautern, Germany to Joseph K. Kessler and Martha (Wall) Kessler Folz. She married Roy L. Harter, he preceded her in death in March of 1989. She had been a nurse’s technician for Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin, IN for 23 years. She previously had been a kindergarten teacher in Germany and various U.S. Army Bases. She was a member of Shiloh Community Church in Franklin, IN, and Franklin American Legion Post Ladies Auxiliary. She had made over 1000 hats and donated to the homeless.
Survivors include her children Linde Paris (Allen) of Atlanta, GA, Ruth Phillips (Chris) of Franklin, IN, Jackie Luttrell (James) of Corvallis, OR and Roy Harter (Sandy) of Cedar Rapids, IA; eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and a daughter Inge Horton.
A private family service will be conducted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 South U.S. 31 (Morton Street) in Franklin, IN with burial to follow in First Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Franklin, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson County Humane Society, 3827 North Graham Road Franklin, IN 46131. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.swartzmortuary.com. Information at 317-738-0202.