Rita Ann (Burnside) Hardman, 73, found peace and was finally able to rest when she passed away with her husband by her side on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Rita was a recent resident at Belle Springs nursing home in Bellefontaine and had been battling Alzheimer Disease. She was born June 2, 1946 to the late Helen Louise (Newland) Burnside and Henry Elden Burnside in Middleburg. Rita was one of nine children born to her parents. She married Jack Ellis Hardman on July 24, 1964 in Middleburg and had made a life with him for 55 years. Together they have four children, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
