MEADE – Ronald D. "Ronnie" Hartnett, age 60, died late Thursday evening, January 24, 2008, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

He was born February 18, 1947, at Liberal, Kansas, the son of Charles David and Margaret Irene (Greenstreet) Hartnett. As a young boy he attended the Liberal school system. A resident of Meade since 1970, he was a mechanic for the Meade Co-Op, a mill operator at the Meade Feed Yard and had worked for the Ross family in later years.

He attended the Church of the Nazarene, Meade, had a passion for race cars, was a collector of collectible cars, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by:

Three brothers, Jerry Hartnett of Phoenix, Arizona
Larry Hartnett of Arlington, Texas
Gary "Shorty" Hartnett of Meade, Kansas

Three sisters, Sharon Regan of Missoula, Montana
Diana Wedel of Lowell, Arkansas
Karen Swartz of Wichita, Kansas

Longtime friend, George Reimer, Meade, Kansas

Several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Richard and Robert Hartnett.

Celebration of life services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary Chapel, Meade. Cremation has taken. Inurnment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Montezuma, Kansas.