Obit: Hardy, Mary (1908 - 1988)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Hardy, Zaruba, Matousek, Karlovski, Spangler, Hickerson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/26/1988

Hardy, Mary (17 February 1908 – 21 May 1988)

Rev. William Hickerson conducted rites Wednesday, May 25, at Gesche Funeral Home for Mary Hardy, 80, of Chicago, Il, and formerly of the Town of Levis. She passed away, following a lingering illness, on Saturday, May 21, at her Chicago home. Mrs. Deon Spangler provided music. Relatives and friends served as pallbearers. Burial was in Town of Levis Cemetery.

Born Feb. 17, 1908, in the Town of Levis, she was a daughter of James and Eva (Zaruba) Matousek. After attending Meadowview School, she moved to Chicago where she was employed for a few years. She was married to Charles Hardy, and he predeceased her. After returning from Chicago, she resided in the Town of Levis for many years. For the past 1 1/2 years, she has lived with her daughter in Chicago. Mrs. Hardy was a member of the Bohemian Lodge.

Surviving is a daughter, Lucille Hardy of Chicago; one sister, Anne Karlovski of Riverside, IL; and three brothers, all of Neillsville, James, Charles and Laddie Matousek. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Charles, Jr.; two sisters, Rose and Frances; and a brother.