Mary Ruth Hardy Obituary (2023)

The light of our lives has been extinguished with the passing of our mother Mary Ruth (Alderson) Hardy. Mother passed away on December 15, 2023, in Columbia City, Oregon. She was born to Samuel and Adele (Weber) Alderson in Yakima, Washington on December 2, 1925. She lived long enough to celebrate her 98th birthday. Mary was raised and educated in Yakima, graduating from Yakima high school in 1944. Mom met our dad, Charles Hardy while working at Kern Orchard Warehouse. They were married in June of 1947. In her married life mom never lived more than a mile from the ranch she grew up on, until seven years ago when she moved to Oregon to live with her daughter, Marybeth. Mom was a stay-at-home mom in our formative years. She went to work for Ella Knobel and later Peggy Walker at Hillcrest Dress Shop. She spent 28 years dressing the women of the Yakima Valley and was greatly appreciated for the job she did. Mom was a magnificent seamstress. There was very little she couldn't sew. We three girls benefited enormously from her talent, from school clothes, prom dresses to wedding dresses. We were blessed. Mom had a love of flowers. The more flowers the better. She raised most of her flowers from seeds that she grew in her greenhouse. Her home and yard were her greatest pride. The most "WONDERFUL" mom, grand, great, and great great grandmother will be greatly missed. She will always be remembered for her wonderful dinners, her generosity and laughter with a few tears thrown in if she was watching a sad movie. And of course, her absolutely perfect Christmas trees! Mom was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Elizabeth (Martin) Alderson and Herman and Lena (Hoffman) Weber, parents Samuel and Adele (Weber) Alderson; siblings: Elizabeth (Dino) Paganelli, Kenneth (Irma) Alderson, Robert (Catherine) Alderson, Samuel Harold (Margaret) Alderson and Donald (Phyllis) Alderson, her husband of 29 years Charles E. Hardy and infant son John T. Hardy. She is survived by children: Linda (Richard) DeLay, Rebecca (Merlin) Schut, Marybeth (John) Sevignyand William Hardy; grandchildren: Daniel and James Schut, Laurie Hatten, Chris Henyan, Amber Van Andel, Lisa Beesley, John T. Sevigny, Carolyn Hansen, Craig Sevigny, Christine Fullerton, Tammy DeLay and Jerry Delay; 13 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. Viewing will be held December 28th, 2023 from 2:00-7:00 pm at Shaw and Sons Funeral Home. Mom's funeral Service will be held on January 5, 2024 at 11:00 am at Shaw and Sons Funeral Home with burial at West Hills Memorial Park. Visitation Shaw and Sons Funeral Home Thursday, December 28, 2023 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM 201 N 2nd St. Yakima, WA 98901 Funeral Service Shaw and Sons Funeral Home Friday, January 5, 2024 11:00 AM 201 N 2nd St. Yakima, WA 98901 Graveside Service West Hills Memorial Park Friday, January 5, 2024 1:00 PM 11800 Douglas Road Yakima, WA 98908