Phyllis Harder

Harder, Phyllis HAMPTON, N.H. Phyllis Harder, 82, of Hampton, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at the Haven Health Center at Seacoast where she had resided since 2002. She was born in Green Island, N.Y., August 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Philip and Eleanor (Carson) VanBuskirk. She was a graduate of Healty High School in Green Island and Albany, N.Y. Business College. She was employed as an accountant for Cluett & Peabody in Troy, N.Y. for 15 years, retiring in 1988. Mrs. Harder was an active member of the Valley Falls, N.Y. Methodist Church and former superintendent and teacher of Sunday school for many years. She resided in Valley Falls for over 40 years. She was the wife of the late Edward E. Harder who died in 1963. Family members include one daughter, Miriam E. Denio and her husband Thomas of Hampton; three sons, Edward E. Harder Jr., and his wife Sally of Saratoga, N.Y., Kenneth J. Harder of Nashua, N.H., Gordon F. Harder and his wife Michele of Broadalbin, N.Y.; her brother, William Van-Buskirk of Atlanta, Ga.; nine grandchildren, Thomas Denio and his wife Christine, Nathan and Jeremy Denio, Adam Denio and his wife Jessica, Kate Snyder and her husband Michael, Luke and Kristin Denio, Samantha and Scott Harder; two great-grand-children, Taylor and Nicole; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings, Eleanor Peets, Edith Hammond, Marion Baschand, Erma Davis, Frederick and Kenneth VanBuskirk. A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 21 at 11 a.m. in the Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. The family request that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to the Hampton Free Medical Clinic, c/o John Kaminski, MD, 23 Stickney Terrace, Hampton, NH 03842. Assistance with the arrangements, Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton. www.remickgendron.com