John attended St. Mark’s Lutheran School and Northbrook High School. He was an embosser at Houston Embossing and later became a purchasing agent for Batteries Plus.
John is survived by his loving wife, Jamie Bednar Hardie; his children, Paige and Abby Hardie; his granddaughters, Kimberly and Payton; his parents, John and Joyce Hardie; his sister, Diana Blaha and her husband, Rodney; and his nephews, Austin, Tyler and Cooper.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Brookside Funeral Home-Cypress Creek. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 10:00 am with Pastor Jeffrey Muchow officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery at 11:30 am. A reception will be held at Lynn’s Long Branch immediately following the burial service.
Pallbearers are Austin Blaha, Tyler Blaha, Rodney Blaha, James Cunningham, Hugh Vickery, Arthur Romero and Cooper Blaha as junior pallbearer.