Joseph Thaddeus Harder

John Anthony and Joseph Harder died on Aug. 29, 2011 of hypothermia and drowning.

Joseph Thaddeus Harder was born on Sept. 15, 2006. He was named after St. Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus, and St. Jude Thaddeus the apostle. Joseph had a bubbly, outgoing personality that earned him a reputation as a “ham.” This charmer endeared himself to all who knew him, especially his grandparents and great-grandparents, both real and adopted. His last act before he was swept out of his kayak was to start a rosary for his mother, who was already in the water.
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.