Obituary for Arvold L. "Arv" Hardie
Arvold "Arv" Lee Hardie, age 80 of Watertown passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 in Watertown, SD.
There will be a visitation held in Arv's honor on Sunday, January 23, 2022 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel in Watertown. This will be the only service held here.
There will be a private family burial at a later date in the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls, SD.
Honorary urn bearers will be his grandchildren and great grandchildren and all his friends and past co-workers from Walmart and the Watertown School System.
Arvold Lee Hardie, “Arv” as he wanted to be called, was born on January 23, 1941, in Redfield, South Dakota to his loving parents, Edwin and Clara (Lingeman) Hardie. He was baptized at Zell Catholic Church in Zell, South Dakota. He attended Zell Catholic Boarding School and then Redfield High School in Redfield, South Dakota.
Arv joined the National Guard in 1959 and later joined the United States Air Force where he served for 20 and 1/2 years, retiring in December 1979. He served in the Philippines, Germany and other areas in Europe during the Vietnam conflict.
Arv married Sandy Meyer and together, they had three children, Cheryl Hardie, Richard Hardie and Daryl Hardie. Arv and Sandy were later divorced.
Arv worked several different jobs after his discharge, mainly in California, until returning to South Dakota in 1984. He united in marriage with the love of his life, Roxanne Trenholm Rossow, in Watertown, South Dakota. To this union, one son was born, Shane Edwin Hardie.
Arv went to work for Walmart when they opened it’s store in Watertown in 1990. He worked there for 13 years, retiring in 2003. He then went to work for the Watertown School District driving school bus. He always said this was his dream job as he loved the kids. It was not unusual for him to have one of his young riders run up to him in a store to hug him and say: “That’s Mr. Bus Driver!” He retired from driving school bus in 2018 when the hard winters got to be too much for him to handle the bus on the country roads. Arv said he didn’t want to put the little ones in any jeopardy. Arv then drove part-time for the Watertown City Transit, mostly transporting patients back and forth to Sanford and Avera in Sioux Falls for medical treatments until his health forced him to completely retire.
Arv passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in Watertown.
Arv is survived by his wife, Roxanne Hardie of Watertown; his son, Shane Hardie of Watertown, SD; his daughter, Cheryl (Billy) Hindman of Yukon, OK; his son, Daryl Hardie of Montana; two step-daughters, Noelle (Brian) Heuer of Summit, SD and Rochelle Rossow of Watertown, SD; his 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren; his brother, Arthur Hardie of Faulkton, SD; his sister, Crystal Jungwirth of Redfield, SD; and his many nieces and nephews.
Arv was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Richard Hardie; and his sister and brother-in-law, Corrine and Joe Pfeiffer.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandcomes.com.
There will be a visitation held in Arv's honor on Sunday, January 23, 2022 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel in Watertown. This will be the only service held here.
There will be a private family burial at a later date in the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls, SD.
Honorary urn bearers will be his grandchildren and great grandchildren and all his friends and past co-workers from Walmart and the Watertown School System.
Arvold Lee Hardie, “Arv” as he wanted to be called, was born on January 23, 1941, in Redfield, South Dakota to his loving parents, Edwin and Clara (Lingeman) Hardie. He was baptized at Zell Catholic Church in Zell, South Dakota. He attended Zell Catholic Boarding School and then Redfield High School in Redfield, South Dakota.
Arv joined the National Guard in 1959 and later joined the United States Air Force where he served for 20 and 1/2 years, retiring in December 1979. He served in the Philippines, Germany and other areas in Europe during the Vietnam conflict.
Arv married Sandy Meyer and together, they had three children, Cheryl Hardie, Richard Hardie and Daryl Hardie. Arv and Sandy were later divorced.
Arv worked several different jobs after his discharge, mainly in California, until returning to South Dakota in 1984. He united in marriage with the love of his life, Roxanne Trenholm Rossow, in Watertown, South Dakota. To this union, one son was born, Shane Edwin Hardie.
Arv went to work for Walmart when they opened it’s store in Watertown in 1990. He worked there for 13 years, retiring in 2003. He then went to work for the Watertown School District driving school bus. He always said this was his dream job as he loved the kids. It was not unusual for him to have one of his young riders run up to him in a store to hug him and say: “That’s Mr. Bus Driver!” He retired from driving school bus in 2018 when the hard winters got to be too much for him to handle the bus on the country roads. Arv said he didn’t want to put the little ones in any jeopardy. Arv then drove part-time for the Watertown City Transit, mostly transporting patients back and forth to Sanford and Avera in Sioux Falls for medical treatments until his health forced him to completely retire.
Arv passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in Watertown.
Arv is survived by his wife, Roxanne Hardie of Watertown; his son, Shane Hardie of Watertown, SD; his daughter, Cheryl (Billy) Hindman of Yukon, OK; his son, Daryl Hardie of Montana; two step-daughters, Noelle (Brian) Heuer of Summit, SD and Rochelle Rossow of Watertown, SD; his 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren; his brother, Arthur Hardie of Faulkton, SD; his sister, Crystal Jungwirth of Redfield, SD; and his many nieces and nephews.
Arv was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Richard Hardie; and his sister and brother-in-law, Corrine and Joe Pfeiffer.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandcomes.com.