Linda B. Hardy

Celebrating a Life Well Lived

In Loving Memory

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Linda B. Hardy, who departed this life on January 4, 2026, at the age of 80 from natural causes at home in Montrose, Colorado. Linda Hardy was born on November 8, 1945, in Springhill, Louisiana, and throughout her years, touched the lives of many with kindness, warmth, and generosity.

Life and Legacy

Linda was known for her unwavering love for family and friends. She spent her life nurturing relationships, offering support, and sharing joy wherever she lived. As is quite common with the boomer generation, Linda moved from place to place until she found the mountains of Colorado and the towns of Aspen and Telluride. It was there she put down roots, raised her family, and built a warm, welcoming home.

Linda worked in many jobs. She was an excellent secretary, and office manager at Le Chefs, and a property manager at Silver King Apartment complex in Aspen for years. In Telluride, she worked for CGY Architects and Mountain Village Construction, each for 4 years, earning the respect and admiration of colleagues and clients alike. Linda found fulfillment in reading and her children. Her passion was the many pets she owned throughout her life, which brought her humor, patience, love, and sadness.

Family

Linda is survived by her husband of 41 years, James Hardy; her children, Tiffany Osborne, Tara Kramling, James Bakehouse, Tammy Bateman, Skyler Bateman, and grandchildren Brennan and Emily Kramling, John Patrick and Ava Osborne, Asher Bateman, and Dakota Ferguson, and current dogs Cooper and Monty, who will cherish the memories, lessons, and treats she shared. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Ruth Houck.

Remembering Linda B. Hardy

Linda asked that there be no formal service. She wanted her ashes scattered by family in the mountains above Telluride, Colorado — a place she loved with all her heart. All who knew Linda, and those who did not, are invited to honor her by pausing to smile and to appreciate the mountains, grateful for the life she lived.

Though Linda is gone, her kindness and quiet strength remain with us in the memories we share and the lives she shaped.