John K. Harder born March 20th, 1924 died suddenly at his residence in Mitchell, MB on February 15, 2012, at the age of 87 years. John is survived by the love of his life Tina (nee Giesbrecht), to whom he was married for 68 years, six sons and five daughters; Peter and Twyla; Helen and Frank Janzen; Jake and Alice; Marty and Bill Hiebert; Abe and Eva; Ben and Viola; Nettie and Henry Dyck; Loraine and Kit Wong; Mary Ann and Darrell Klippenstein; David and Jeanette; Philip and Lorraine, along with 31 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. The viewing will be held at the Birchwood Funeral Chapel, 150 Penfeld Drive, in Steinbach, Monday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, on Tuesday, February 21, at 11:00 a.m. with interment at the Hespeler Park Cemetery in Niverville. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be me made to Dad's favourite charities the St. Pierre Youth for Christ, Box 575, St. Pierre Jolys, MB R0A 1V0 or the Global Family Foundation (//globalfamilyfoundation.ca).