Hardt

Isaiah Samuel Hardt, 38, of Springfield, Mo., died on Nov. 5, 2023. He was the son of Edwin and Kathy Hardt of Litchfield. He married Julie Early of Springfield, Mo., and they were married for nine years.

Isaiah was employed for 18 years as a senior delivery engineer for World Wide Technology based in St. Louis, Mo. His entrepreneurial spirit and passion for technology led to the development of a desktop migration system that led to an entirely new business practice for WWT: CP Migrator, creating new jobs and launching careers impacting tens of thousands of end users. Isaiah's special interests and hobbies included classical and heavy metal music, eating at specialty restaurants and traveling across the United Stated and the Caribbean with his wife. He especially loved the mountains of Colorado and collecting shells in Sanibel, Fla. He enjoyed spending time with the family dogs. Isaiah enjoyed computer gaming and writing new script code. He and his wife enjoyed watching movies and discussing novels.

He is survived by his wife, Julie Hardt of Springfied, Mo .; his parents, Edwin and Kathy Hardt of Litchfield; two brothers, Joshua (Renae) Hardt, Gabriel (Norma) Hardt; nephews and nieces, Ezekiel, Sydney, Kylee, Arturo, and Brittani; and great-niece, Adrianna. Isaiah was preceded in death by his grandparents, William and Edna (Hartke) Hardt.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Litchfield. Funeral services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Litchfield.

Anyone wishing to send an online condolence may do so at http://www.kravanyafuneral.com. Kravanya Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements.