Service Information
Ruth Hardel, wife of Gilbert, age 87, of Brownton, formerly Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at Shade Tree Retirement Center in Brownton.
Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 19, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, with interment in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Obituary
Ruth Gladys Hardel was born on September 13, 1931, in Hamburg, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Soren and Ellen Pedersen (Asp). Ruth was baptized as an infant and was later confirmed at Hamburg Lutheran Church in Hamburg. She received her elementary education at Hamburg School and later graduated from Central High School Class of 1949, in Norwood Young America.
On August 25, 1950, Ruth was united in marriage to Gilbert Hardel at Hamburg Lutheran Church Parsonage in Hamburg. This marriage was blessed with four children, Steven, Bruce, Craig and Debrah. Ruth and Gilbert resided in rural Green Isle, Minnesota, before moving in the town of Green Isle. They moved to Hutchinson in 1965. Ruth and Gilbert were blessed with 53 years of marriage until Gilbert passed away on October 26, 2003.
Along with being a mother and homemaker, Ruth was employed as a bookkeeper at Locher Bros. Distributing in Green Isle and Production at 3M in Hutchinson. Ruth was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Hutchinson.
Ruth enjoyed watching television, word searches, car rides in the country with her son, reading magazines, knitting and bowling. She especially enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren along with spending with her family and friends.
When Ruth needed assistance with her daily care, she became a resident of Shade Tree Retirement Center in Brownton, on July 2012. She passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at the age of 87 years.
Blessed be her memory.
Ruth is survived by her:
Sons, Steven Hardel and his wife, Patricia, of Spring Lake Park, MN,
Bruce Hardel, of Brownton, MN,
Craig Hardel and his wife Heidi, of Hutchinson, MN;
Daughter, Debrah Dolezal, of Brownton, MN;
Grandchildren, Rebecca Hardel, Cynthia Hengel and her husband, Chad, Matthew Hardel,
Timothy Petron, Todd Dolezal, Tera Thomas and her husband, Chris, Andrea Norsworthy
and her husband, Lance;
Sister, Shirley Bowen and her husband, Bob, of Hutchinson, MN,
Sisters-In-Law, Gladys Pedersen, of Norwood Young America, MN;
Elnora Hardel, of Glencoe, MN;
Rae Hardel, of Blaine, MN,
Brother-In-Law, Rueben Hardel and his wife, Joan, of Bruce, WI;
Many Nieces, Nephews, Great-Grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Ruth is preceded in death by her Husband, Gilbert Hardel; Parents, Soren and Ellen Pedersen; Siblings, Elmer Pedersen and his wife, Lillian, Signe Smith and her husband Ray, Lorraine Pedersen, Myrtle Buckentin and her husband Albert, Bernice McDonald and her husband, Ward, Norman Pedersen, Arlene Buck and her husband, Harold, Stanley Pedersen and his wife, Denise, Kenneth Pedersen and his wife, Dee.
Special thanks to Pastor Kevin Oster, Family, Guests and Staff of Shade Tree Retirement Center in Brownton.
Bonnie Callander says
I am so very sorry to hear of Ruth’s passing.Wayne called me as soon as he heard the news & Jerry that evening. Our deepest heart felt sympathy & condolences to you all. I am so sorry I couldn’t attend the funeral, I am back to doctoring for my heart again with more issues & having more tests done this morning.You all are in my thoughts & prayers, Ruth looks so much like our mom, she was my baptism sponsor & a very special aunt to me, I hold many fond memories of her. Life is the greatest gift that God has given us. Death is only a bridge toward eternal life with God. Heaven is rejoicing for another sweet soul has finally reached her true home. She is with her parents, grandparents & all her siblings that have passed & with Gilbert as they watch over us all til we meet again. Much Love, Bonnie