John Anthony Harder

John Anthony and Joseph Harder died on Aug. 29, 2011 of hypothermia and drowning.
John Anthony Harder was born on Sept. 18, 2002. He was named after the late Fr. John Anthony Harden, a Jesuit Priest who was revered for his holiness and piety. Johnny, as he was known by his family and friends, was very gentle and affectionate. He always wanted to be on Mommy or Daddy’s lap.
He served as an altar boy in Powell at the Latin Mass. After vesting, he always had a big smile as he walked from the sanctuary to the pew where he knelt to say the rosary before Mass.
Though he was dreadfully fearful, he was obedient to his dad and kept paddling against high wind and waves. He was wearing his brown scapular.
He is survived by their parents, John and Janice Harder; their sisters Katie, Anne, Cecilia and Mary; great-grandmother Modell Bullard from Kentucky; grandparents Robert and Marilyn Harder from Powell, Tom and Connie Blanford from Poole, Ky., Evina and Wallas Bell from Henderson, Ky.; nine aunts, nine uncles and 46 cousins.
A funeral Mass for Johnny and Joseph Harder will be held Saturday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m. at St. Barbara’s Church in Powell. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, also at St. Barbara’s.