Hardy, Howard W.

1917 - 2000  (83 years)    Has 26 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Hardy, Howard W.
  Born	26 May 1917	Gardner, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  1920 Census	1920	Gardner, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA
  page 1A; Listed living with parents a ge 2 5/12, born in North Dakota
  Obituary	18 Jul 2000
  Bismark Tribune
  BEACH -- Howard Hardy, 83, Beach, died July 18, 2000 in a Fargo hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church, Beach. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. MDT Friday at St. John's Catholic Church, Beach, and on Saturday for one hour prior to the service at the church. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Howard was born on May 26, 1917 to James F. and Mary W. Hardy in Garner Township, Golden Valley County, N.D. Howard and Kathryn Gilman were married on Oct. 26, 1938 in Bismarck. Howard worked for Gerard Mugglie in the Gamble Store from 1936-1939, then Gilman Oil Company and Beacon Oil from 1939 to 1942. Howard and Kathryn started farming in 1942. Howard helped organize and was one of the first supervisors of the Golden Valley Soil Conservation District, serving from 1948 to 1954. He was a member of the Beach School Board. He served as President of the Board from 1955 to 1960, and again from 1966 to 1972. During the time Howard was on the Board, the new grade school and high school were built. Howard helped organize and was the first president of the Golden Valley County Farm Bureau, serving from 1955 to 1959. He was also a member of the Beach Co-op Grain Company Board from 1958 to 1962. In 1956, Howard was appointed to a 10-man Agriculture Advisory Committee to the National Republican Party. He was then appointed to the North Dakota Wheat Commission in 1959 and served until 1961. The next few years took the Hardy's from Beach to Garden City, Kan. where Howard joined the staff of Great Plains Wheat, Inc., now known as U.S. Wheat Associates with 17 offices worldwide. In 1961, he was elected Vice-President and in 1963, was elected President of Great Plains Wheat Inc. He held this position until 1966, when he resigned to return to full time farming at Beach. While Howard was with Great Plains Wheat, he traveled to Europe, South America, Japan, Korea, China, and the Philippines to promote the sale of wheat. Howard was instrumental in promoting the U.S. Food for Peace program and was one of the first supporters of the sale of wheat to Russia and China. Howard was a member of the Board of Directors of St. John's Catholic Church from 1939-1961 and again in 1973. He also served as Director of the Home on the Range for Boys at Sentinel Butte for many years. Howard was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus of Beach. He served as Grand Knight from 1950-1953, State Deputy of North Dakota from 1954-55 and North Dakota State Master of 4th Degree of Knights of Columbus from 1956-58. In addition to serving as Mayor of Beach, Howard received many awards: Goodyear Soil Conservation Supervisor Award, District Supervisor Award, Achievement and Service Award from Great Plains Wheat, Service Award from North Dakota Wheat Commission, a recognition and appreciation award from Felica Community, Lima, Peru, South America. Howard and Kathryn received the Agriculture Award from North Dakota State University in 1974. He is survived by his children, Kathleen (Donald J.) Matejcek, Bismarck, Albert J. (Pat) Hardy, Dickinson, H. Michael (Marcia) Hardy, Fargo, Dennis (Janice) Hardy, Kingman, Ariz., Maurice (Loann) Hardy, Beach; daughter-in-law, Vickie (Jerry) Hardy, Fargo; 22 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Dr. Paul (Lois) Hardy, Mercer Island, Wash., Gerald (Donna) Hardy, Santa Rosa, Calif., Charles (Vicky) Hardy, Beach; and his sisters, Mary Muggli, Tacoma, Wash., and Margaret Marman, Bismarck. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn; his daughter, Mary Margaret Zinsli; and his two sons, Kevin and Jerry. (Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo)
  Died	18 Jul 2000	Beach, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA
  Death Record - Civil	17 Aug 2000
  Name: HOWARD W HARDY SSN: 501-03-6772 Last Residence: 58621 Beac h, Golden Valley, NDBorn: 26 May 1917 Last Benefit: Died: 18 Jul 2000 State (Yea r) SSN issued: ND (Before 1951 )
  Other Info or Events	Children; Private , Son Mary Hardy , Daughter, 2 Jul 1939-North Dakota, 22 Mar 1972, San Diego, California Jerome D Hardy , Son, 16 Aug 1951- 29 Mar 2000, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA Kevin Hardy , Son, 1957- 1960
  Person ID	I35160	1FamilyTree | HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Hardy, James F.,   b. 16 Oct 1884, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1964, Beach, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mailey, Mary Winifred,   b. 25 Mar 1886, Delavan, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1951, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F11321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unknown, Unknown
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F55811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 26 May 1917 - Gardner, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Gardner, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA Died - 18 Jul 2000 - Beach, Golden Valley, North Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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