Edna Rose Hardy passed away on October 13, 2026, in Lincoln, Nebraska while residing at The Waterford Memory Care unit at the age of 89.  Rosie was the daughter of Donald Moore and Orda Moore and was born on October 9, 1937, and raised on a farm near Braddyville, Iowa.

Rosie’s early life was spent on the farm where her love of animals began. She was involved in sports and 4-H where she showed beef at the Page County fair as well as the State Fair in Des Moines. Rosie graduated from high school at College Springs and moved to Kansas City where she went to St. Lukes School of nursing and graduated from there in 1957. She practiced nursing at St. Lukes for many years before becoming a nurse with a practice of Internal Medicine physicians and she worked well into her 70’s. Rosie met John Hardy who was a physician at St. Lukes who she married in 1991. They shared a beautiful home until John’s passing in 1992. Rosie continued to live in that home until her move to Lincoln Nebraska in October of 2023. She had a number of cats over the years who were family to her. Katie, her last cat, moved with her to Lincoln Nebraska where she lived at Pemberly Place in Independent living for almost 3 years.

Rosie was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hardy, her parents, brother Dean Moore, and niece, Kristen Green.

She is survived by Craig Moore (Shirley), and their 3 children, Scot Moore (Amy) and boys Conor and Everet, Sarah Cal (Santiago) and son Jude, Heidi Moore and daughter Amaya all of Lincoln Nebraska.  Randy Moore (Cathy) of Kimberling City and their 3 children, Dana Moore of Springfield, Missouri, Ryan Moore (Bailie), and two daughters Hayes and Emma of Fayetteville Arkansas, and Evan Moore of Fayetteville Arkansas.  Linda Green (Scott)of Swisher, Iowa, Michael (Jacki) Green and two children Elias and Marcella of Augusta, Georgia, and Justin Green (Hannah) and their two children Evelyn and Sloan of Marion, Iowa.

Any memorials may be made to KC Pet projects of Kansas City Missouri or Boystown of Omaha Nebraska.

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