Margaret E. Hardy, 93 of Charleroi, formerly of Belle Vernon, Pa., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on February 23, 1929 in Brownsville, daughter of the late Russell Leroy Johnson and Catherine (Cain) Johnson.

Margaret was a graduate of German Township Senior High School, and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Belle Vernon. She was a homemaker, a strong and loving mother and grandma, and a great baker. She will be deeply missed by her family and close friends who knew her as "Miss Marge".

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Hardy;  sisters, Dorothy, Betty, Jane, and Marlene; and her brother Charlie.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Joyce Smith (Don), Gregg Hardy (Kelly), Nan Dones, Lois Johnson (Howard), Kevin Hardy (Donette), Keith Hardy (Nikki), and Allen Hardy (Vonni); her sister, Janet Moore; brothers James and Willard Johnson (Virginia); 22 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson soon to be born.

Friends will be received at the Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home, Inc., 603 N. Gallatin Ave., Ext., Uniontown, Pa., on Friday, July 15, 2022 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm, and also on Saturday, July 16 from 11am-2pm, the Hour of Service, with Pastor Earl Rosenbalm officiating. Private entombment will follow at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Margaret's name to the First Baptist Church, 511 Short St., Belle Vernon, PA 15012..

Your personal written tributes and memories are welcomed and encouraged at www.hakyfuneralhome.com .