Harriette B. Hardy - beloved wife, mother and friend - was called home to her eternal rest on Sunday, December 28, 2014. Born August 3, 1932 in Auburn, NY to Joseph P. and Marion P. Benard, she lived a rich and loving life. Her life's joys were her family, loved ones, friends, and her community - all of whom could find her in her exquisite gardens at any given moment. Predeceased by her husband Harley V. Hardy, her parents Joseph and Marion Benard, her brother David P. Benard, and her co-conspirator and soulmate, Marilyn Crouse, she will be forever and deeply missed by children Sara (Phil) Quick: Rebecca (Martin) Ahouse; Michelle Hardy-Cook; Stefanie (Mark) Barber: Gail Hardy; Cathy Hardy (Elias) Lemmon; David (Christopher) Hardy; and Dean (Joey) Hardy. Their loving grandchildren Joseph and Alana Ahouse, Justan (Stacy) Cook, Dilon Honness; Emily, Chas and Cyrus Lemmon; Taylor Hardy; and Christopher Hardy, were their blessings. Mom's early years included family time in the Thousand Islands region, which ultimately became her home. She attended Keuka College, which also instilled a life long love for the Finger Lakes. She worked briefly as a phlebotomist, then focused on loving and raising her family. In her semi-retirement years, she embarked upon a new career as a successful floral designer, creating a gift shop in her home and teaching classes in the evenings, with students inevitably becoming life long friends. Even when her children were small, Harriette was always actively involved in serving her church and community, especially the hungry. Her children remember helping her church community pack food baskets for families in Auburn and Ithaca. When she and Harley moved to Chaumont in 1990, they partnered to tirelessly serve and advocate for those in need. It didn't take long before they began feeding hungry neighbors from their basement storage, where thousands of bags of donated food and personal care items were carried up and down countless steps over the years. As the community rallied and increased needs and donations were realized, the H.& H. Hardy Food Pantry was moved to a dedicated building next to the Chaumont Presbyterian Church. The Church continues to operate a full-time, non-denominational food pantry, providing a week's worth of food, warm clothing, and gifts at Thanksgiving and Christmas to countless families, many of whom returned in later years to donate and volunteer their services.