Jacqueline A. Hardin 1947-2008

KLEIN, KRESSIG, CAVANAUGH, HARDIN, BLASER, AVENARIUS, HEISTER

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 4/29/2008 at 17:20:01

Jacqueline A. Hardin

MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Jacqueline A. "Jacque" Hardin, 61, of Maquoketa, died March 3, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at Faith Community Church, Maquoketa, with the Rev. Nathan Combs officiating. Burial will be in East Iron Hill Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, at a later date. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services, Maquoketa.

She was born on Jan. 24, 1947, in Dubuque, daughter of Donald Kressig and Dorothy (Klein) Kressig. She graduated from Dubuque Wahlert High School in 1965.

She married Terry Cavanaugh on June 19, 1965, in Dubuque, and later divorced in 1975. She then married Stan Hardin on April 24, 1985, in Maquoketa.

Jacque had been active in establishing the local access cable channel in Maquoketa and was its first facilitator. She also was instrumental in establishing the Maquoketa pool league. She worked at the 61 Drive-In Theater, Rendezvous Supper Club and McDonald's, all in Maquoketa. She had been disabled for the past ten years.

Jacque was a member of Faith Community Church in Maquoketa. She loved tropical birds and her three dogs and had a passion for abused, neglected and abandoned animals. She was always happy and took the time to listen and share her spiritual heart and soul. She had a wonderful sense of humor and adored her family and grandchildren. We will dearly miss her smile, her laughter, and her kind heart.

Surviving are her husband, Stan Hardin, of Maquoketa; a daughter, Maggie (Tom) Blaser, of Peosta; three grandchildren, Tim, Allison and Billy; two brothers, Daniel (Chris) Kressig, of Oshkosh, Wis. and Mark Kressig, of Dubuque; a sister, Jane (Tom) Avenarius, of Dubuque; her father-in-law, Bill (Donna) Hardin, of Maquoketa; two sisters-in-law, Martha (Bill) Heister, formerly of Dubuque and Patty Hardin, of Delmar; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Terry; a son, Timmy Cavanaugh; her mother-in-law, Freda Hardin; two brothers-in-law, Jim Hardin and Carl Hardin; and a niece, Carla Hardin.

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