Hardt, Katherina, Oct. 6, 1925- March 14, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 20 Mar 2011 OMAHA - Katherina L. Hardt, 85, formerly of Scottsbluff, went home to be with Jesus Monday, March 14, 2011, with her family at her side. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 21, at Zion Evangelical Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Garry Schick officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff. Memorials have been suggested to the Zion Evangelical Church Mission Fund. Her obituary may be viewed at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com, where condolences may be left. Katherina was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Sutton, Neb., to William F.C. and Rachel (Ullmann) Griess. She was one of 14 children. The family later moved to Scottsbluff where she graduated from Scottsbluff High. After high school she worked at both the Harvard Air Base and the Scottsbluff Air Base. She married her true love John George Hardt on Dec. 28, 1947, while John was home on leave from the Navy. After their marriage, they were transferred to various Naval installations throughout the world and enjoyed making lifelong friendships together. They moved back to Scottsbluff in 1961 when John retired from the Navy. Katherina loved her Heavenly Father with all of her heart and touched many lives through her service unto Him. She found great joy being involved in her church where she served many years as a Sunday school teacher and mission secretary. She also delivered tape recordings of Sunday services to those unable to leave their home. She had a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing in the church choir. Katherina poured her heart into all the lives she served. Katherina loved and cherished her family every day of her life and the ways she shared her love and cared for her family are endless. Survivors include her children, Jean Hardt of Aurora, Colo. and Alan Hardt and his wife Diane of Omaha; grandchildren, Christi and (Corey) Brew, Alicia and (Tim) Hinze, Zachary Hardt, and Mason Hardt; great-grandchildren, Isaac and Ethan Brew; brother, Don Griess of Green Valley, Ariz. and sisters, Clarissa Westervelt of Green Valley, Ariz., Suzanne (Don) Roquet of Greeley, Colo., Anna Smith of Green Valley, Ariz., Norma (Robert) Bruce of Green Valley, Ariz. and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding Katherina in death were her parents, husband and siblings, Lydia Brown, Alfred Griess, Armin Griess, Herbert Griess (Infant 1927), Herbert Griess, Michael Griess, Waldine Griess, and Carl Griess.