Rosella M. “Rosie” Hardy, 90, of Leesburg, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen. She was born on Jan. 7, 1925, in Warsaw, to Edward E. and Mamie F. (Roberts) Black.

She was raised in North Webster and graduated in 1942 from North Webster High School. On Sept. 22, 1946, in North Webster she married William E. “Bill” Hardy who preceded her on June 23, 2006. She retired in 1987 from Excel Industries in Elkhart as a corporate accountant after 25 years of service. She lived in Elkhart until she moved to Leesburg in 1987 and wintered in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. for 30 years.

She was a member of the North Webster Church of God and served as treasurer for the Gulf Cove Trailer Park in Fort Myers, Fla.

She is survived by three sons: Dennis R. (Kate) Hardy, Fredericksburg, Va.; Douglas J. (Janet) Hardy, North Webster; and David E. (Cathy Katz-Hardy) Hardy, West Lafayette; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one sister: Donna Bevington, Leesburg.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers: Ralph Roberts; Ben; Orlie; and Doug Black; two sisters: Margaret Black; Shirley Butler; and three infant brothers.

Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at the Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home with Pastor Jeff Boyer of the church officiating. Burial will follow at the North Webster Cemetery.

Memorial bequest may be given to I. U. Goshen Care at Home Hospice, Goshen. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To send condolences to the family in Mrs. Hardy’s memory please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com