Karen Hyde Hardyman, 68, of Old Frontenac, MN and Ft. Myers, FL, died unexpectedly, Monday, December 26, 2011 at Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester. She was born March 24, 1943 in Beverly, MA, the daughter of Leslie and June (Waggott) Hutchinson. She was a 1960 graduate of Andover High School in Andover, MA and she attended Boston University, graduating in 1964 with a BA in Spanish. She married Jerry Hyde on April 18, 1966 and they lived in Wayland, MA where she raised three daughters and was an active community volunteer. She was a world traveler, traveling to all of the continents but one. She and Jerry split their time between Martha's Vineyard and Southwestern Florida. Jerry died October 20, 1999. She became an avid golfer and created many new friendships, including Bill Hardyman, whom she married on August 4, 2007. They purchased a home in Old Frontenac and wintered in Florida. She was an English Language tutor to those learning English as a second language. She loved to decorate, garden and be on the water. She enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Hardyman of Red Wing; three daughters: Kimberly (Bill) Clouser of Fort Collins, CO, Whitney (Brian) Field on Franklin, MA and Stephanie (Bill) Ivester of Weston, MA; five grandchildren: Lynne, Conor, Gillian, Alexandra and Will; one brother, David Hutchinson of Vallejo, CA; four step-children: Kathleen (Doug) Morem, Matthew (Tracy) and Andrew Hardyman, all of Red Wing and Mary (John Swenson) Hardyman of Mahtomedi, MN; five step-grandchildren: Alex, Evan, Madelyn, Seth and Jacob; numerous other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Jerry and her parents.
Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2011 at Christ Episcopal Church in Red Wing with Reverend Michael A Schulenberg officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A reception will follow the service at the Red Wing Golf Club. Burial will be in Massachusetts at a later date. Memorials are preferred to Pay It Forward, Red Wing; Christ Episcopal Church, Old Frontenac or the New England Home for Little Wanderers, Development Dept., 271 Huntington Ave., 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Arrangements handled by Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.