Wayne L. Hartman, 78, of Third St. passed away Wednesday afternoon October 28, 2026 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester following a brief illness.
Wayne was a life-long resident of Canisteo and retired as a Health/Physical Education teacher and Athletic Director at the former Canisteo Central School District. He was a football coach, track coach and very successful and accomplished wrestling coach for several years.
He was born May 26, 1948 in North Hornell to the late Clarence and Margie (Cone) Hartman. On June 7, 1969 in Canisteo, he married the former Nancy Young who survives and resides in Canisteo.
He was a graduate of Canisteo Central School class of 1966, where he excelled in football, basketball and track. He graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1971 attaining a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in health and physical education, while again achieving great success playing college football. He immediately started his career at Canisteo Central School, eventually going on to earn his requirements for administrative certification, retiring in 2003.
Wayne’s accomplishments at Canisteo Central School included a great career as a Physical Education/Health teacher. In addition, he excelled at coaching football, wrestling and track which led him to eventually become the school Athletic Director in 1975, until his retirement. His personal athletic and coaching achievements led him to be inducted into the Section V Hall of Fame as a very successful wrestling coach, and inducted into the Canisteo Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
Wayne was one who could never sit still. He enjoyed hunting, cycling, playing golf and anything physically challenging. Other interests included spending quality time with family and friends at Keuka Lake, wintering in New Port Richey, FL, traveling, carpentry, and was an avid car enthusiast. Wayne was one who exemplified great discipline and courage with life’s many challenges.
He is survived by his wife Nancy Hartman of Canisteo, son Chad (Isabel Bermudez de Castro) Hartman of Gainesville, VA, daughter Marcy (Adrian) Morling of Canisteo, and six grandchildren Nicolas (Puynoon) Hartman, Cristina Hartman, Karina, Andrew, Diana and Ryan Morling.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 pm Sunday Nov. 15th at the Buena Vista Wesleyan Church Cty. Rte. 69 Canisteo, where a memorial service will take place immediately following calling hours at 4:00 pm. Final interment will be in Hillside Cemetery in Canisteo at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the “Wayne Hartman Memorial Scholarship” c/o Marcy Morling, 19 Bennett Street, Canisteo, NY 14823 or to the Buena Vista Wesleyan Church, 6034 Cty. Rte. 69, Canisteo, NY 14823.
Arrangements are in care of the H.P. Smith & Son, Inc. Funeral Home in Canisteo.
