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Donald E. Hardy

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Donald E. Hardy, age 85, of Dunbar, Pa., passed away on Saturday December 12, 2015 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on Friday May 30, 1930 a son of Emery Hardy and Emma (Corrigan) Hardy Martin

He served in the United States Army in Korea at the 38th Parallel during the Korean Conflict and continued to serve his country in the Active Army Reserve for over two decades.

Donald retired from Columbia Gas Company after 37 years of service.

He was an avid and talented football player at Dunbar Township High School and a graduate of the Class of 1947.

He is survived by his wife, Carmella (Cope) Hardy; two sons, Carl D. Hardy and Stanley (Kevin) Hardy, and one daughter, Laurene R. Hardy, all of Dunbar, Pa; one grandson, Kurtis L. Hardy of Venetia, Pa., and his fiancée Rachel Miller of Vanderbilt, Pa.; his brother, Kourey Goodwin of Pittsburgh, Pa.; half-sister, Linda Latham of Virginia; as well as special nieces and nephews; and special friends: Richard M. Lepley and Diana Homer and Pastor Robert Wrachford and family.

He was predeceased by his parents; five sisters, Eleanor Miller, Annabelle Harvey, Ella Mae Hardy, Doris DiBease and Margaret Elaine Mihalko; and son-in-law, Anthony Piccioni.

Friends will be received in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar Pa., on Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m.

Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

Parish Prayers will be Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 10 a.m. in Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Dunbar, with Rev. Father Micah E. Kozoil as the Celebrant.

Military Rites and Honors will be accorded at Sylvan Heights Cemetery. Entombment will follow.

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