Alice Marie Hardman
DOB: October 14, 1940 DOD: March 16, 2012 Cause of Death: Complications from Congestive Heart Failure.
Alice was a graduate of South High School in Salt Lake City Utah and had a certificate of Clerk Typist issued from the Salt Lake Skills Center in April of 1986. Alice was divorced at the time of death. She was the daughter of Bert William Hardman and Thelma Brooks.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three infant sisters, adult sisters Lavina and Naomi, and brother Michael.
She was survived by her two brothers George and Joseph, four children; Emma Jeanne, Patricia Kaye, Charles Duane, John Jr., eleven grandchildren, Jami, Joni, Gary Jr., Jason, Christopher, Anthony, Heather, Steven, Tiffany and Ashley & Serenity. She was also survived by sixteen great grandchildren, and many beloved nieces and nephews, cousins, and other family.
Alice was a waitress after high school and worked in the first Harmon’s store bakery before accepting a position with the Ramada Inn as a cake decorator and cook. Later she became a bus driver for Utah Transit Authority. After she retired, she was finally able to devote her full attention to her genealogy research and enjoyed a position on the board of directors of the Hardman Family Organization.
Throughout her life she frequently held get togethers at her home and enjoyed shaping the potato salad into a turkey, jello into stars, and cookies into bells and other ornate shapes for her family’s pleasure.
Alice loved being surrounded by children. She was most happy when all of her siblings and their spouses and children would get together at parks, canyons and at her home. But when the siblings and/or spouse were not able to be there, she loved loading up all the children in her truck and taking all of us on a day of fun and adventure.
Alice’s other hobbies included some crocheting, some knitting, and puzzles. She enjoyed putting together puzzles that had 1000 pieces or more. She would never keep a puzzle together, always enjoying the challenge of putting it all together again. For the most part, she enjoyed teaching anyone interested in how to use DOS on the computer, and loved playing her super Nintendo game, Tetris 2.
Although she always had fragile health she fought it constantly. She had survived the odds so many times that when the last moment came and she took her final breath we almost expected her to get up and show us she could beat the odds again. Alice touched many people with her generosity and fun loving nature. She will be missed by many.
My mother wanted to donate her body to science upon her death and therefore did not set aside any funds with which to take care of her remains. Unfortunately we were informed after her death that the only part of her body which could be used was her eyes. Her eyes will assist in finding a cure for macular degeneration.
As the executor of her estate I want to thank those special people who opened their hearts to our family and contributed the funds needed to have her body cremated;
- Roger & Marty Nadauld
- Cindi Nadauld
- Todd & Joni Nadauld
- Chris Wickhamshire Neal
- Julie Taylor
- Terrie Johnson
- Julie Wickham Sawyer
“The most important things you can give your children are roots and wings”. Author Unknown
Loren A. Messick, loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away in his home in Springville on Sept. 21,2011 at the age of 64. Loren was born in Provo, Utah on May 28th, 1947 to Eldon and Inez Messick. He grew up in Edgemont and was the second youngest of seven children. He graduated from Orem High in 1965, and later attended the trade tech in Provo for two years where he graduated with a degree in Auto Body Collision repair. Loren worked in the collision repair trade for over 30 years where he maintained a reputation for doing quality work and was known for his ability to repair a badly damaged vehicle in the correct way while making it look easy. He enjoyed fixing up his own cars and owned countless beautiful vehicles throughout his life, the last being his nicely restored 1964 Buick Special which he loved and took pride in. Loren’s biggest passion in life was camping and riding dirt bikes with his family and friends. He enjoyed the Five Mile Pass and Cherry Creek areas and spent as much time as he could there. Loren was a very good friend and was always willing to help with anything he could. He loved his family more than anything else and he showed that love in so many ways throughout the years.
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