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Yvonne Hardesty Obituary
"Vonnie"
Age 65 of Canton,
went home to be with the Lord Monday morning following a sudden illness. She was born in Akron, Ohio, on January 15, 1944 to the late Clarence I. and Dorothy E. (Studer) Klingensmith. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, class of 1962. Yvonne was a retired nurse from Heartland Behavior Health Center of Massillon after over 30 years of service. In her spare time, Yvonne enjoyed playing cards, ceramics, crocheting, and watching baseball. Her passion in life was to spend time with her loving husband, children and grandchildren. Survivors include her loving husband of 20 years, Larry Hardesty of the home; three daughters, Christine Hardesty of Canton, Sharon (Michael) Machamer of North Canton, OH, Lana (Hank) White of East Canton, OH; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a brother, Dallas (Barb) Klingensmith of Arizona; a sister, Margaret Eckerman of Texas; two nieces; four nephews; and many friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Reed Funeral Home Canton Chapel. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery of Dover, Ohio. Calling hours will be on Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. in the funeral home. Those wishing to send their condolences or share a fond memory may do so by signing in the Reed on-line guestbook at our website at
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Memories and Condolences
for Yvonne Hardesty
jimmy clendenin
March 26, 2009
dear grandma,
you where the kindest, funniest, selfless grandma a grandson could have. You where my best friend through good times and bad. You loved ur family and we love you too. Grandma i really miss you... now i lay me down to sleep i pray the lord my soul to keep. if i die before i wake. i pray the lord my soul to take..... i will always love you. and you will always be missed you are in a better place now.
xoxo love -jimmy-
Michelle Machamer
March 25, 2009
Grandma, I Miss You So Much. Its Hard To Think That This Thanksgiving And Future Family Events Will Never Be The Same. Everytime Our Family Gets Together We Will Always Think About You And How Amazing You Were. You Will Never Be Forgotten. With All The Love In The World.....
Lana Hardesty/White
March 24, 2009
To all who have sent cards, kind words, flowers, and prayers,I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My mom was the most wonderful woman I have ever met. Life will be very dificult for myself and our family without her here. She was our rock and our soft place to fall. She was the glue of our family. I just hope we all learned from her how to be kind and loving to one another. I will forever miss her!!!!!!!!!
Steven Krider
March 24, 2009
Dear Grandma,We all miss you! There has not been a day since you left us I have not thought you. I have so many good memories of you. It is going to be hard without you here to guide us and be there for us.This just feels like a bad dream!!! You were the most amazing person in the world.There are so many bad people in the world and instead of them it was you who left us. It's just not fair.All you wanted was to spend time with your family and the people you loved. I'm so happy that Zoey is almost here. I'm sure you have met her and told her all about us.I love you!!!!!! You will always be in my heart.
Hank/Gerald White
March 23, 2009
I'm sadly going to miss all the laughing, joking,and grilling out we did. Yvonne was a very good woman.Life will be hard without her here.
Lana Hardesty/White
March 23, 2009
I have an ache deep down in my heart,
where in the world do I even start?
This is not the way your story should end,
mom you were my very best friend.
At times like this I got my strength from you,
now your gone and I'm not sure what to do.
You were there for me through thin and thick,
I was gonna take care of you when you were old and sick.
My world is broken my heart is too,
painfully greiving here without you!
Denise Yochum
March 22, 2009
To the family, I am so sorry for our loss. As I was at the viewing and the funeral, I heard everyone talking about how kind Aunt Mimi (we never called her Vonnie or Yvonne) was. While I always knew she was kind to us as kids, I didn't realize how many other lives outside of her family she touched. You must all be so proud of the effect her life had on so many people. What I remember most about Aunt Mimi is her wicked sense of humor, the mischievous gleam in her eye, and her willingness to always create or join in the fun with us kids. One year she stockpiled toilet paper in her garage and then gave it to us on Halloween. Her only caution to us was that we better not T.P. her house, or we would be cleaning it all up! She would pile of all us in her station wagon and take us to Myers Lake. I remember riding my first rollercoaster with her. I screamed the whole way down, while Aunt Mimi laughed. When we got to the bottom, I turned to her and asked to go again. She almost fell down, she was laughing so hard. Although I didn’t get to see her much after we left Ohio, I will always remember her and I will miss her smiling eyes and her laughter the most. When we came to Ohio last year for Grandma Fulkman’s memorial service, I saw how Aunt Mimi spent her years after we left Ohio. She spent her time raising a family of kids and grandkids who stick together no matter what. I know that the day of Aunt Mimi’s funeral was so hard for all of you, but you need to know she would have been proud of all of you. You were all so kind and thoughtful and caring for each other and for Larry. I know that she was looking down from heaven wishing she was there, but feeling grateful and proud of all of you. You all made an impression on me that I won’t forget.
Denise Yochum (Marge’s daughter)
Matheau Hardesty
March 21, 2009
G-ma,
I appreciate how you were there for us when when we needed you the most. I am grateful for all the things that you got me when I needed them. We all love and miss you. Rest In Peace!
Sincerely,
Matheau Hardesty
Marge Eckermann
March 19, 2009
Larry,Girls and All the Grandchildren
I hope these words I am going to write give you some small comfort as they were for me,
At the funeral home calling hours a woman (and I do not know who she was) said to me, "YVONNE WAS THE KINDEST PERSON I EVER KNEW."
After a few seconds, came the realization that this was the perfect discription of my sister "Vonnie" because those words are he ABSOLUTE truth.
You are truly missed, my sister, and you will always be with us in our hearts. love Marge
Christine Hardsty
March 18, 2009
Her love and careing shined so bright in her spirit that it was like a flame that touched so many peoples hearts and lives. Remember that like that flame even when extnguished the embers of where it touched continue to glow and with a little help they can grow into a flame themselves. So when you are sad remember that she lives on in all our hearts so pass that flame along.
Lana Hardesty White
March 17, 2009
This is for everyone who loved my mother.......She was the best!!!!!!!
when you miss her think of a good memory,
when you miss her know she is now pain free,
when you miss her don't question the lord why,
when you miss her know it's ok to cry, when you miss her do something kind like she would do,
when you miss her call someone who loved her too,
when you miss her put a smile on your face,
when you miss her know she's in a better place,
when you miss her know it's ok to be sad,
when you miss her think of good times we had,
when you miss her know she will see,
when you miss her remember the wonderful woman she grew to be
forever missing you mom xoxoxoxo
Katty carter
March 15, 2009
i wish i could of gottin to know yvonne im terribly sorry for everyones loss.
amanda cole
March 15, 2009
grandma, we all miss you dearly. The memories will never fade. There were lots of good times, but there were bad times too. You were always there to help us and give all of us advice as we needed it.
I don't think you ever knew how greatful i was and still am that you were my grandma. I feel that you helped guide me to become the person that I am today. I feel i never got to thankyou for the things you did.
you were always there for our families need. you were always strong and loving. there were a couple time i had to live with you and you was there to take me in and feel safe. I have built alot of confidence because of you. i try to make you be proud of me.
It will never be the same since your passing. i feel like a completly different person without you. I love you and miss you so much. we are all hanging in there with each other. i hope you are our angel now.
rest in peace grandma hardesty
Sharon Machamer
March 7, 2009
To Everyone Who Knew Yvonne,
She was the most beautiful, generous and selfless person I have ever met. She tried to help everyone she knew, whenever she could. She loved everyone and she truly gave 100% of herself in everything that she did. If someone needed her help, she simply gave it. She didn’t ask why, judge, or expect anything in return. She didn’t want recognition for it and she didn’t want people to feel that they were in debt to her. She called it . . . “Money In The Bank.”. . . She believed that her good deeds would be repaid to her children, grandchildren, and loved ones when they where in need. She believed that her reward for helping others would be that she could be:
- Sure That Someone Would Be There - to help the people she loved and cared about . . . when she was no longer here or able to.
- Because She Had Been There - for someone else’s loved ones when they were unable to help!
I have been truly blessed to have her as my mother, and although I wish we had more time with her, I thank God for every day that he gave us together. I will miss her every day for the rest of my life and none of our lives will ever be the same because, she will always be gone from us. But, no matter how hard as it is to accept that she is gone . . . I know that she would want us to be happy when we remembered the beautiful person she was and what she meant to us!
I Love You Mommy and I hope that you are - At Peace, Happy, and
~ Surrounded by People that You have Loved and Missed! ~
Jo Ella Berger
February 27, 2009
The Hardesty Family ,I have known Yvonne for years,she was a great friend.We enjoyed crotchting and knittting toggether.Just keep living the way she brought you up and you'll be alright.Larry, you know you had a good wife,remember tfe good times.God Bless you and keep you, Love Jo Ella and Bill
JoElla Berger
February 27, 2009
The hardesty family,I have known Yvonne for years ,worked with her for years and will miss talking to her about crotchettingand life.You have lost a specialmother,wife,and friend.Keep believing in the Lord and he will give you the courage to carry on.Love and sympathy,May God Bless.Jo Ella and Bill
Jason and Karen Wells
February 27, 2009
Larry,
Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Jason and Karen Wells
Dorothy Stevenson
February 26, 2009
We worked at Massillon State with Yvonne.Such a wonderful person.Praying for you because we have a God who hears and answers prayers!
Judy Phillips
Luretha Harris
Mark McCullough
February 26, 2009
Yvonne was one of the most beautiful people I ever met and I had the pleasure of working with her @ Massillon State Hospital where she made every day I worked with her a better day! Thank You Yvonne and I Love You! Mark McCullough
Denise (Starcher) Blackstock and family
February 26, 2009
Lana and family I just want you to know how much I am deeply sadden of your loss. Your mom was a great lady. I am so greatly blessed to have known her. She has left a wonderful mark upon many hearts but that is who she was. May God place his hand upon your hearts to help comfort you during your time of loss.
Becky Chatelain
February 26, 2009
I'm very sorry Larry
jo fisher
February 25, 2009
Bonnie may you now rest in the LORDS ARMS.i knew Bonnie thur my sister sue, i use to babysit the 3 girls. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU. Jo A (Hanley) Jon Fisher
Kathy (Livengood) McConnell
February 25, 2009
Growing up in Crescent Gardens in the 70's, all the neighborhood kids were always together. We all loved playing kickball in the Hardesty's front yard! I have always remembered being at the cemetary after my dad's funeral-15 years old and feeling pretty lost-Mrs Hardesty quietly slipped her hand into my coat pocket and just held my hand...I cannot tell you the comfort that gave me! May God, family and friends give you comfort during this difficult time.
Sue Carosielli
February 25, 2009
Yvonne has been a friend of mine for about 55yrs. We went to grade school together and went thru alot as children. I have always called her Bonnie! I will miss her greatly and miss being her friend. I have many great memories that i will always cherish. Love you Bonnie
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