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Carleton Hardy Jr. passed away May 22, 2008, in Fremont. He was 83.

Carleton was born Sept. 4, 1924 in Chico to Carleton and Dorothy Hardy. He resided in Fremont.

Carleton was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Army. He graduated with a degree in engineering and worked for the Ford Motor Co. for 45 years.

He was a member of the Centerville Presbyterian Church and the U.C. Berkley Engineering Alumni Association.

Carleton enjoyed sailing; he played recorder in recorder quartet and sang in the church choir. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Muriel, of Fremont; children, Kathryn Millen, of Castro Valley, Carleton Hardy, of Fremont, Ralph Hardy, of Atwater, Thomas Hardy, of Modesto, and Ruth Mollenkopf, of Livermore.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on June 7, 2008, at the Oddfellows Cemetery Gazebo in Orland.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Arrangements are under the direction of F.D. Sweet & Son Mortuary, Orland.

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Resident of Fremont Born September 4, 1924 in Chico, CA. Died May 22, 2008 in Fremont, CA. Carl was raised on a farm in Orland, CA, joined the ARMY following high school, was shipped overseas where he became a POW in Poland. Surviving his ordeal, he returned to the states to attend college at U.C. Berkeley, earning a degree in engineering. Carl gained employment with Ford Motor Company where he worked for 45 years. He met & married his college sweetheart, Muriel Dietz, at First Presbyterian Church, Berkeley & they raised 5 children in Fremont, CA. Carl sang in the choir & taught Sunday School at Centerville Presbyterian Church for 50 years & worked tirelessly in his retirement for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation after 3 of his grandchildren were diagnosed with CF. Memorial service will be held at Centerville Presbyterian Church, 4630 Central Ave. Fremont, Saturday, May 31 at 2pm. Please send any gifts or memorials to CF Foundation.

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