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Leonard Hardy

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Leonard Hardy

Birth
Minnesota, USA
Death
14 Dec 2014 (aged 86)
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
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Leonard Hardy, 86, Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 19, 2014, at Cornerstone Community Church, Bismarck with Dr. Keith Ritchie. Visitation is scheduled for 9-11:00 AM prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.

Leonard was born June 13, 1928, at Brainerd, Minnesota, to Paul and Viola (Monson) Hardy. Greeting him was his sister, Paulyne and later two brothers, Virgil and Roger. He graduated from Whitefish Country School, Pine River High School, and the School of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota. He married Doris A. Stonebreaker in 1949, and six children were born to them, Lenda Ann, Faye Irene, Susan Kay, Glen Leonard, Eddie Wayne, and Annette Jean. Leonard worked on the Garrison Dam until they moved to Adair, Iowa. In 1963, they moved to Bismarck where he worked for Northern Improvement and PRS Products until 1974. In 1971, he married Linda G. Sayler and adopted her two daughters, Lory and Cheryl and a son, Paul was born to them. In 1974 they started 4LS MFG Co and operated it until he retired in 1990. In 1987, he married Delores A Nieuwsma. She had seven children, Rebecca, John, Jilene, Tamara, Paul, Perry, and Angela. After retiring, they spent 20 winters near the Gulf Coast in Texas and in the summer time traveled to most of the states and western half of Canada. Leonard enjoyed camping, hunting, woodworking, and fishing with his family. He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church since 1966, where he was a Sunday School teacher, youth leader, board member, and a Boy Scout leader for several years.

Leonard was preceded in death by his parents; sister Pauline Marshall; brother Roger Hardy; son Glen Hardy; and daughter Annette Hardy.

Leonard Hardy, 86, Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 19, 2014, at Cornerstone Community Church, Bismarck with Dr. Keith Ritchie. Visitation is scheduled for 9-11:00 AM prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.

Leonard was born June 13, 1928, at Brainerd, Minnesota, to Paul and Viola (Monson) Hardy. Greeting him was his sister, Paulyne and later two brothers, Virgil and Roger. He graduated from Whitefish Country School, Pine River High School, and the School of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota. He married Doris A. Stonebreaker in 1949, and six children were born to them, Lenda Ann, Faye Irene, Susan Kay, Glen Leonard, Eddie Wayne, and Annette Jean. Leonard worked on the Garrison Dam until they moved to Adair, Iowa. In 1963, they moved to Bismarck where he worked for Northern Improvement and PRS Products until 1974. In 1971, he married Linda G. Sayler and adopted her two daughters, Lory and Cheryl and a son, Paul was born to them. In 1974 they started 4LS MFG Co and operated it until he retired in 1990. In 1987, he married Delores A Nieuwsma. She had seven children, Rebecca, John, Jilene, Tamara, Paul, Perry, and Angela. After retiring, they spent 20 winters near the Gulf Coast in Texas and in the summer time traveled to most of the states and western half of Canada. Leonard enjoyed camping, hunting, woodworking, and fishing with his family. He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church since 1966, where he was a Sunday School teacher, youth leader, board member, and a Boy Scout leader for several years.

Leonard was preceded in death by his parents; sister Pauline Marshall; brother Roger Hardy; son Glen Hardy; and daughter Annette Hardy.



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140158040/leonard-hardy: accessed ), memorial page for Leonard Hardy (13 Jun 1928–14 Dec 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140158040, citing Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by High Plains (contributor 47607357).