Hardt

Edith Jane Hardt, 85, of Mars, formerly of Gibsonia, died Monday at UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless Township.

Born Nov. 1, 1921, in Gibsonia, she was the daughter of Charles and Jennie Vaughan Hardt.

She retired as a nurse at St. John's Lutheran Care Center in Mars after 26 years.

Miss Hardt was a longtime resident of the Penn-Mar Plaza in Mars and a faithful volunteer with the Mars Senior Center.

Surviving are her siblings, Charles J. Hardt of Valencia and Evelyn M. Black of New Mexico; and many nieces, nephews and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by a sister.

<B>HARDT</B> — Friends of Edith Jane Hardt, who died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the <B>Schellhaas Funeral Home</B>, 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown.Services will follow at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Joel Benson, pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiating.Private burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Indiana Township, Allegheny County.Please pay tribute at www.schellhaasfh.com.