Mary Catherine (Ring) Hartner, age 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 29, 2021. She was born April 5, 1947 in Robbinsdale, the daughter of Raymond and Patricia (Wetherille) Ring.
Mary was a 1965 graduate of Robbinsdale High School. She worked at the Guthrie Theater, and various banks throughout her career, including Maple Lake Bank, Highland Bank and Great Northern Bank. She was also a faithful member of St. Michael Catholic Church. Mary most recently resided in Monticello, but she had been an active resident of St. Michael for 43 years prior.
On December 9, 1978, Mary and Kurt Hartner were united in marriage.
Mary was compassionate and kind, and had an innate ability to know when someone needed a smile, hug, or shoulder to cry on, and always made herself available to be there for those in need. She had a lovely sense of humor, infectious smile and laugh. She always made time to ask her family about the things they were interested in, and share encouragement and support. Her greatest passion was her family, whom she loved to spend time with, especially her grandchildren. She was also very close with her parents, brothers, and their families her entire life.
She is preceded in death by her father, Raymond P. Ring; nephew, Raymond E. Ring; brother-in-law, Lee Hartner; and sister-in-law, Nancy Hartner.
Mary is survived by her husband, Kurt Hartner; mother, Patricia Ring; children, Kristopher (Susanna) Hartner, Kevin (Beth) Hartner, Adam (Melissa) Hartner; grandchildren, Paul, Kate, Joshua, Jacob, Joey, James, Alexis, Ella, Kiley, Meadow; siblings, Patrick (Connie) Ring, Daniel (Elsa) Ring, William (Nancy) Ring; sisters-in-law, Sandra Todd, Lynn Westman; and many nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Visitation will be held Monday, April 5, 2021 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at The Peterson Chapel St. Michael-Albertville Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 10:00 AM, with visitation one hour prior, at St. Michael Catholic Church in St. Michael. A private burial will follow at Deerfield Cemetery in Sturgeon Lake, MN.
Mary’s Mass will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/c/StMichaelCatholicChurchStMichaelMN
Serving the family is The Peterson Chapel St. Michael-Albertville Funeral Home. 763-497-5362. www.thepetersonchapel.com.
Dear Kurt , Adam and all the Hartners and Rings.
I’m so devastated for you all.
There was no one better than Mary. I’’ve known her since high school. So many good times and so many heart to hearts. She was seriously the only one that could understand me after my aneurysm.
It’s so awful that this year of Covid kept so many people from being able to get together.
I know there must be a special place in Heaven for Mary because she had more faith than anyone I know.
This is heartbreaking.❣️
Your family is in my prayers.
Rest In Peace dear Mary.🙏🙏
You will be SO missed.
Beautiful warm heart and contag-ious smile. All through school alphabetically; we were Evy Riley sat in front of Mary Ring! RIP