Jeannine Hardy

Jeannine Chamberlin Hardy, 90, passed away peacefully in her home of 56 years, surrounded by her family, on Friday, August 1, 2025.

Jeannine was born on June 9, 1935, in Washington, D.C., the older of two daughters to James Ralph and Rolande Racine Chamberlin. Her early childhood was spent in Brooklyn, New York, but with the outbreak of World War II, her family was transferred to Boise, Idaho, where she graduated from Boise High School in 1953. Jeannine’s favorite pastimes were reading, writing, playing the violin, movies, and spending time with friends. She attended Boise Jr. College (now Boise State) for a year before enrolling at Brigham Young University, where she met Arthur Hardy, a senior from Sacramento, California.

On March 28, 1955, Jeannine and Art were married in the Salt Lake Temple. She had worked as a secretary at both B.J.C. and B.Y.U., and after working for a year as a secretary at a local bank, she devoted the next many years to raising their ten children. They initially settled in Salt Lake City before moving to their home on Carnation Drive in Sandy, Utah, in 1969. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in 2021, just a few months before Art's passing.

Jeannine had four primary ambitions in life, and she accomplished them all. Her first was to raise a large, good, successful, and faithful family. Second, she was deeply committed to being active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many roles in ward and stake callings, mainly in Primary, Relief Society, and as Ward Historian. Third, Jeannine had a profound passion for writing and documenting family history. She compiled six large, hardbound family histories and eight softbound histories of individual family members, which she printed and gifted at the family's annual Christmas party. Her creative pursuits also included researching ancestors, taking countless photos, writing in her journals, making birthday cards and calendars, and an annual Family Year Book. Her fourth goal was to own a home with a backyard, a dream that came from growing up in apartments. Above all, her family brought her the greatest joy. She accomplished everything she set out to do!

In 2000, Jeannine faced several medical challenges, including Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which resulted in paralysis and left her a paraplegic, as well as diabetes and a breast cancer survivor. Her determination and strength shone through as she spent months in the Healthsouth Rehab pool and gym, gradually transitioning from a wheelchair to a walker, and then to a cane before walking on her own. During her years in the therapy pool, she made lifelong friends, with whom she planned birthday and Christmas parties and even printed a yearly "Pool Pal" booklet.

Jeannine is survived by her ten children: Karlin (Mark) Coombs, James (Carmen) Hardy, Kristin (Jorge) Mena, Mark (Kerry) Hardy, Carol Roth, Scott (Kelly) Hardy, Kim (Brian) Robins, Todd (Melissa) Hardy, Matthew (Sherry) Hardy, and Chris (Holly) Hardy. She is also survived by 48 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. She leaves behind her sisters, Polly Morgan Winkle and Virginia (Leroy) Morgan Chase; and her brother, Robert Morgan. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law Naomi Schmidt, and Vida Adelman, and brother-in-law Roy Hardy.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Hardy; her parents; her sister Kathy; her second mom, Irene Tomsik Morgan; and grandbabies Christa Hardy, Thomas Hardy, and Annalise Dixon.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Yaganti, her cardiologist, as well as the caring nurses from hospice who lovingly cared for her.

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