RUTH ROSALIE HARDY Recitation of the rosary for Ruth Rosalie Hardy, 89, of Chico, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28th at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29th at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Chico. Reception following at the Crystal Room, 968 East Avenue, Chico. Burial will be in Chico Cemetery. Ruth died Saturday, August 23rd surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 4, 1925, to Clifford and Virginia Pickett in Breckenridge, Colorado. Ruth moved as a child with her family to Toad Town and later to Chico. Ruth attended Notre Dame Catholic school and then graduated from Chico High School in 1944. Ruth met the love of her life, Lester Hardy, and they were married in 1946. Children soon followed and Ruth was a wonderful, loving and caring mom to Clint, Tom, Lynn, Lance, Kathy, Rob, and Bill. Our mom was the center of our family and will dearly be missed. She was a very religious person who kept us on the straight and narrow. She loved going to church, saying the rosary, watching old westerns. She loved talking and spending time with her brothers Don and Ray and sisters Bulah, Maxine, Shirley, and Mary. She loved teasing them, that each one was "her favorite." She enjoyed spending time with her many grandchildren and their families and loved them dearly. She had many of her children's friends from over the years that she loved as well. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents Clifford and Virginia Pickett, her husband Lester and son Lance then later, her sister Shirley Carney. Ruth is survived by siblings Bulah, Maxine, Don, Ray, and Mary. She is survived by her children Clint, Tom, Lynn, Rob, and Bill and daughter Kathy all of Chico. Six grandchildren and ten great -grandchildren and one great -great grandchild.

Published in Chico Enterprise-Record on Aug. 26, 2014