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Amy (Mueller) Stucker
March 16, 2009
Cynthia,
I'm so very sorry for your loss. You are all in my thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. I've only met you all a few times (when I've come to pick Tonya up when she's visited). I remember every time I'd come over to your house. I don't know the area very well & John would (very patiently, I may add), give me the easiest directions to get back to the thruway. It didn't matter that I'd been there a couple of times before - I just couldn't seem to remember the directions. As Aunt June said - he was a patient man.
May God bless you all & hold His comforting hand over you to get through this sad time.
Anne Stepien
March 14, 2009
Cynthia,
John was a good man, and a great friend, as you are. It's a comfort to know he went to heaven on the wings of angels, and now is pain free in God's radiant light.
You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hopefully 35 years of wonderful memories will help you through this difficult time and remember--your friends are here for you when you need us.
MARY ANN GULLO
March 13, 2009
CYNTHIA
JOHN IS AT REST NOW WITH THE LORD..WITH NO PAIN OR SUFFERING AND WE WILL MEET HIM AGAIN...OUR FAITH IN GOD TELLS US THAT AND WE TRULY BELIEVE.... JOHN WAS A WONDERFUL HUSBAND,FATHER,GRANDFATHER,AND HE LOVED IS FAMILY VERY MUCH... WE PRAY THAT THE LORD WILL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY STRENGTH AND COMFORT .. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL MISS HIM DEARLY.. BUT CYNTHIA YOU WERE A GREAT WIFE,AND NURSE FOR JOHN... YOU LOVED YOU SOUL MATE .. AND GRANTED HIS WISHES TO STAY HOME... YOU ARE A SPECIAL PERSON AND WE ARE BLESSED TO KNOW YOU...
PLEASE KNOW THAT JOHN WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR PRAYERS(SALVATION OF HIS SOUL) AS WELL AS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY...WE PRAY THAT GOD WILL GRANT YOU MUCH COMFORT AND HIS PEACE... ..
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Holly Weiss
March 13, 2009
Dear Cynthia and family,
My prayers are with all of you, John now walks with Jesus. What a wonderful man who always shared his faith; a true pleasure to have known. He left for you three beautiful flowers that have blossomed so. Peace to all of you.
Fondly,
Jean Moran
March 13, 2009
Dear Cynthia:
It is with great sadness that I learn of John's passing. Although it has been over 10 years since we worked together, each year at Christmas we remember him and the delightful dimmer that he made for us to dim the lights on our christmas tree. He was a good man and my heartfelt sympathies to you and the children, as I know you will miss him deeply.
Don Jennejohn
March 13, 2009
Dear Cynthia
I had come to know John only over the past 6 or 7 years. I worked with John at 2 employers and I will remember John as a kind hearted person and always friendly and having a smile. I was proud to have known him as a friend and could always count on him to help out. My sympathies go out to you and the family.
David Norman
March 13, 2009
Dear Cynthia,
My deepest sympathy and condolences on your loss.
Mike Montaldi
March 12, 2009
Dear Cynthia, John was your true partner and soul mate, we know you will cherish the memories you have of him, God Bless, through your children and grandchildren his Legacy lives on. Your forever in our Hearts Mike,Lisa and Family
Marie and Christ Falkides
March 12, 2009
Dear Cynthia and Family, Christ and I send our very deepest sympathy to you and your family. We shall never forget the wonderful caring loving dinners that we had at your home. We always looked forward to the Christmas photos every year. Please look to Our Lord for guidance during this emotional time. Love you all, Marie and Christ.
Terry McElroy
March 12, 2009
Our thoughts & love are with you.
Our deepest sympathy on your loss.
Love,
Gary & Terry
Linda Wieland
March 12, 2009
My deepst sympathyto you and your family. Hope all your memories will help you bear this loss with the help ofthe Lord.
Linda Wieland
JUNE BITTNER
March 12, 2009
Dear Cynthia and Family,
You have my deepest sympathy at this time of sorrow and loss. John was a caring, quiet, good man. He was always a great brother-in-law to me.
He was always so ready to help others. He was a man who lived his religion.
He will be missed by those of us whose hearts he touched through the years. I will always appreciate the little things he did for me throughout the years. I will never forget that during my last visit when he was so sick, he went down to the basement to bring up the cans of diet soda so they would be waiting for me when I awoke in the morning.
I remember that years ago, when he found out I couldn't connect the stove in the garage because the 220 outlet was too high for the stove cord to reach, he made me an industrial grade 220 extension cord so I could actually use the stove in the garage.
I will always fondly remember him as a tinkerer, who loved to fix things up. He was always collecting things to fix up, as his basement proves.
I pray that God grants all of you the grace and sustenance to move on in a world without John, a wonderful Husband, Dad, Grandfather, Son, Son-In-Law, Brother, Brother-In-Law and Friend. His life was cut too short by that horrid disease which his actions and choices did nothing to cause.
I mourn with all of you who must now go on without John's loving presence, guidance, and encouragement. It will be hard at times, but you all will survive and move on. But you will never forget him, nor will you ever not miss him, although the pain and grief you are now experiencing will lessen with time. There will always be a song, a comment made my another, a line in a book you are reading that will make you think of John. It will even make you cry, which is okay. Do not be ashamed or embarrassed by the tears that come at these times. They are a normal part of life.
Your memories of him will help sustain you all. His grandchildren will learn from him through the stories they are told, even though they will not get the chance to know him firsthand, except for J.J. He will still have an influence on their lives.
My prayers, thoughts, and love are with all of you during this time in your lives. I love each and every one of you and pray that God gives each of you the help you need to endure the pain you are now experiencing and that God grants you the peace and sustenance to move on with your lives without the man we all all know and love, John Edward Harder, Jr.; a man who died too soon for all of us whom he left behind. But, do be assured, we will all be reunited in God's kingdom in heaven, with all those who have gone before.
Take comfort from the belief that John is not all alone; he has been welcomed by his God and is surrounded by all his family and friends who have preceded him in death. His spirit can now soar, rid of the earthly body that betrayed him this last year. John is now experiencing the joy and happiness that he has earned. He is at peace, pain free, in a much better place.
May God bless him and all of you as you say your final earthly good-byes to your Husband, Dad, Grandfather and friend.
Love to all of you,
Aunt June
Bob/Cindy Novick
March 12, 2009
Dear Harder Family,
Please accept our sincere sympathy in the loss of your beloved husband and father. John was a kind gentle man and a blessing to you all.
Mike Ferraro
March 12, 2009
Dear Cynthia and family,
I am so sorry to hear of John's passing. He left too early. Of course, we can not question God's timing. Becasue of his suffering at the end, we can all be happy that this is over and his soul is at peace and with God in heaven.
Wishing you all the best.
Mike Ferraro and family.
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