“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller
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Charles
H. Hardy
1919-2017
Our
beloved husband, father, father, grandfather, and great grandfather,
Charles Harold Hardy, age 97, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2017
in the Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Utah.
Charles
was born on October 7, 1919 in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah to Charles
Allen Hardy and Stella Smith Colton. He grew up in Vernal and loved
the outdoors, sports, and family. He married Berniece Blakely on
August 11, 1950. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake
Temple on May 12, 1964. They were happily married for 61 years
living in Layton, Utah for over 50 years. Later they moved to
Pleasant Grove, Utah. After the death of his beloved Berniece,
Charles lived in Payson for a short time and then lived in North Salt
Lake for 5 years. He was living at the Central Utah Veterans Home in
Payson at the time of his death.
Charles
was a Veteran of two wars. He served in the Army in World War II in
New Guinea, the Philippines, and Korea. He later was in a National
Guard unit which was activated wherein he served an additional year
in Korea. Charles loved his native land. He always loved the symbol
of the Nation’s Flag and was very patriotic. He loved the outdoors
and loved to go camping. I his later life Charles spent significant
amounts of time in Arizona with his beloved Berniece. He was a
faithful member of the LDS Church with a strong testimony of Jesus
Christ and his gospel. He always encouraged the family to do the
right thing.
Charles
is survived by his children, Mike (Bonnie) Hardy, Cheryl (Ted)
Galovan, Jeff (Lu Ann) Hardy, Kathleen (Jim) Anderson, and 17
grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by Berniece Blakely his wife, and by Gordon Farrell, an infant son.
The family would like to extend their deepest appreciation to staff
of the Central Utah Veteran’s Home and Bristol Hospice for their
kind care of our father.
Funeral
services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the
Vista View Ward, 900 Eaglepointe Drive, North Salt Lake, Utah.
Friends may call from 9:30-10:30am prior the services. Interment
will be in the Lindquist’s Memorial Garden of the Wasatch, Ogden,
Utah. Services entrusted to Lindquist’s Bountiful Mortuary.
Condolences
may be shared at www.lindquistmortuary.com
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