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1 As a tribute to Mrs. Mary Hardy, the Glen Orchard W. I. Ladies each presented a single Red Rose at her Grave Site ... The following words were read: > As a young woman, Mary was considered by all, to be a warm and caring person. Wherever help wis r_leede,(’l, she‘d be there"; fess You‘d always find her making a "SPECIAL" cake or knitting a warm sweater or preparing a large "Dinner" for those peop fortunate. > He dedication and hard work was felt through her community, her Church and her Great Love ... The Glen Orchard Women‘s Institute We (the W. I.) will remember always the fantastic stories she would write and read to us about all the pioneer settlel:s of our area. Her descriptive narrations would take us back in time and make us feel part of those days, lon.g ago. Mary was r}ot !uStD‘fl"‘ tor, a Tweedsmuir History Curator but in her long years of service, she took every office, from Pre.s1d§nt through to l?lstnc( I:rech or, position which she enjoyed because it allowed her to be our "REPRESENTATIVE" a.t t.he District Level. She did not take these positions lightly and it was her hard work which has made our "Group" as strong as it is today. _ Funeral at Glenwood Chapel for Mrs. Hardy At Glenwood Chapel, Glen [R T Orchard, on Thursday, Aug. 27, the Lo. i funcral service for Mrs. Mary Â¥# ie * Kathleen Hardy was conducted by p Te the Rev. William J. Berry. 4 < : Interment was at Glen Orchard P n es Cemetery. P % Phas (‘”" % Mrs. Hardy passed away on K v hi Monday, Aug. 24, at South & o. 8 | Muskoka Memorial Hospital, as | [M@® trn > briefly noted previously in The Q P hal Heraldâ€"Gazette. She had lived most * Râ€" f of her life in the Glen Orchard C B \ vicinity, until Aug., 1990, at which i . id A time she became a resident of the ) t Muskoka Nursing Home at [ Wp" ‘Gravenhutst: * ! i6 1 5in 2 Mrs. Hardy was born in Medora Lfi ' ‘.\ Township, Muskoka District, on | 3 4 Nov. 29, 1917, a daughter of the late James and May (Bastedo) Mrs. Mary Kathleen Hardy Aikens. On April 26, 1946, she and Mrs. Hardy was a member of William John Glenmore Hardy were. _ Burgess Memorial Baptist Church married, and made their home on . at Bala, and was a member of the White‘s Road, Glen Orchard. Glen Orchard branch of the Glenmore Hardy is now living at _ Women‘s Institute, holding every | Muskoka Nursing Home â€" in _ office from branch president through Gravenhurst. to District Director. Mary also was Mrs. Hardy was a dining hostess _ Tweedsmuir History curator for at several Muskoka resort hotels. _ Glen Orchard W.L. She was an excellent cook, but her She is remembered as having favorite creations were desserts. prepared many "special" dinners for A sister and brother predeceased those less fortunate. Her talents in her, Kathleen Violet Aikens and _ knitting, crocheting, sewing and James Aikens, also a niece Keitha _ @mbroidery were much in demand. ‘Aikens. Mourning her passing are At the funcral service the pallâ€" Nieces Ruth McNeil, Beatrice bearers were Glen Orchard, Stan Kulmala, Kay Marshall, Barbara _ Marshall, Don Dawson, Charles Meyers and Mary Murray. Hall and Karl Berry. Although Mary had many other talents, on of her greatest joys was the "Culinary Arts" and her ambition in life was to some day own her own "Bake Shop" ... But Mother Nature was not KIND and in her forties, Mary was struck down with Cancer. It was difficult, but being a "Survivor‘ Mary fought back and won this First of many battles. Over the next 25 years, her vitality was slowly drained away by many severe STROKES which towards the end left this wonderful human unable to Speak and her body twisted and racked with pain. How sad it was to see her in those last few days, but if you looked into her eyes, you could see her same old Sparkle and you knew she was still "DEEPING THE FAITH". Thank you dear Lord for taking her home and to Mary "We will miss you dearly.