Colleen May Bowcutt Hardman

Colleen May Bowcutt Hardman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully September 8, 2009, in Logan Utah, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born November 15, 1927, in Garland, Utah to Robert John Bowcutt and Lucy Catherine Fridal, she was the younger sibling to her sister, Bonita (Bonnie) and a brother Mayo Robert, who died in infancy. She spent most of her childhood in Garland, Utah, where she attended grade school, and graduated from Bear River High School.

Colleen attended college in Cedar City, Utah, the University of Washington in Seattle, and graduated from Utah State Agricultural College (USU) in 1950 with a degree in vocal music. She had leading roles in several operas during her college career.
She met Stuart Hardman while attending Utah State. They were married June 2, 1948, in the Logan Temple and were the parents of five children. Stuart and Colleen spent a lifetime making a wonderful loving home for their family. They were known for their generosity, honesty, hard work, and for the many, many family gatherings at their house where good food and love were always overflowing.
Colleen taught elementary school for four years and worked for Schreiber Foods for over 30 years, retiring at age 73.
She sang with the Bel Canto Chorus for many years and enjoyed her association with Atheneum Book Club, a local study group, walking friends, and for over fifty years with the “Square Circle” club.
Colleen has been active in the LDS Church throughout her life and lived in the Logan 19th Ward for 60 years. She shared her talent for music as Junior Sunday School chorister, choir director, Relief Society chorister, and sang in ward and stake choirs throughout her adult life. She shared her beautiful soprano voice at many funerals.
Colleen is survived by her five children: Loralee (Gabriel) Rincon, Willard; Lance (Jan) Hardman, Mendon; Launee (Kerry) Fowler, Bountiful; Lucy (Ken) Gibbons, Mendon; and Larry (Amy) Hardman, Bountiful, also her grandchildren: Karisa, Roger, Katie, Nathan, Nicholas, Claire, Carrie, Brian, Aaron, Kori, Kelly, Samuel, and Emily, and her great-grandchildren Michael, Mason, Sierra, Mia, and Grace. She is also survived by her niece Sandi (Bob) Prows and nephew, Robert (Yvonne) Walton. Proceeding her in death were her parents, sister, brother, husband, niece, and four grandchildren.
The family would like to thank the caring medical staff at IHC-Logan Regional Hospital and especially Dr. Ben-Jacob.
Funeral services will be held on Monday September 14, 2009 at 10:am in the Logan 19th Ward Chapel, 1255 North 600 East, Logan. Friends may call at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center, Logan on Sunday evening from 6 to 8pm and at the ward on Monday one hour prior to services.
Burial will follow at the Mendon City Cemetery.