Verla was born on October 1, 1936 to Joseph and Nelda Holme in Geddes, South Dakota. She graduated from Bloomington Senior High School in Minnesota in 1954. A year later she married Reny Eugene Hardy on August 20, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Reny and Verla had five children: Michael, Cynthia, Ronald, Martin, and Mary. The family and the family business, Hardy Industries, relocated to Brownsville, TX in 1970.
Verla pursued her education throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. She studied data processing and accounting at Texas Southmost College. She used these skills to help run the family business, Hardy Industries and later on the Tool Crib. She also obtained an Associates Degree in Practical Theology at “Christ for the Nations” Bible College.
Verla was most passionate about family and her Faith in Jesus Christ. She always made sure that her children and grandchildren had opportunities to be involved in the church. She organized the “Women’s Aglow” ministry and helped to lead the Charismatic Renewal Movement in Brownsville, TX. She and a faithful group of friends met for over two decades to pray for their loved ones, for their country, and for Brownsville. She also learned Spanish to help her to share the Gospel of Jesus with as many as she could. She was blessed to see many prayers answered in her lifetime. She is remembered by her family as a Prayer Warrior and a Woman of Great Faith.
Verla was predeceased by her husband Reny Hardy and by her three sons Ronald, Michael, and Martin Hardy. She is survived by her two daughters Cynthia Hardy and Mary Garcia, 10 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be held at Funeraria del Angel Rose Lawn on Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, followed by a memorial service from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. A celebration of life reception will follow from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at TBD. A private interment is planned for on or around October 9, 2024.
But those who wait on the LORD
shall renew their strength; They
shall mount up with wings like
eagles, They shall run and not be
weary, They shall walk and not
faint. Isaiah 40:31
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