Clarence S. Hart

Cincinnati, OH – Clarence S. "Bud" Hart, 85, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2023. He was born August 4, 1937, in Cincinnati, OH, the son of Frank S. and Nancy (Moran) Hart.

Bud graduated from Saint Bernard High School, Class of 1957. After graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Merle Kubitz. They eventually settled in Loveland, OH, and celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on August 17, 2022.

Bud served with the U.S. Army after high school.

Bud was a 32nd-degree Mason who just celebrated his 6oth year with the Montgomery Lodge 94. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and a member of the NRA. He was a lifelong outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, and traveling.

Surviving in addition to his wife, Merle J. (Kubitz) Hart, are his daughter Tawnia L. Hart Cecardo (Francis J. Cecardo) his son Travis F. Hart, his son the late Shane E. Hart, his grandchildren Sophia A. Cecardo and Alec E. Cecardo; many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Louella Smith, and Wilma Hart.

No memorial or funeral is planned at this time. A celebration of life ceremony will be held at a later date.