John Harder, 80, Died August 31, 2006. He was born March 3, 1926 in Spokane, Washington to John and Leonora Reitz Harder. John Harder was raised on a wheat farm near Kahlotus, Washington and was a graduate of Kahlotus High School, Whitman College, and University of Oregon Medical School. He completed the US Navy V-12 program at Whitman and orthopedic surgery training at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Harder practiced medicine as an orthopedic surgeon in Portland, Oregon. John married Olive D. Riedel in 1951, and they raised four sons and a daughter. The family moved from Portland to Harder Springs Ranch in 1979 where John and Olive made their home until moving to Kennewick, Washington in 2005. John was an athlete and sportsman, played baseball for Whitman College, served as a Captain in the US Air Force, and was a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Oregon Medical Association, Western Orthopedic Society and North Pacific Orthopedic Society. John was a friend of Bill W. John is survived by his wife and partner of 55 years, Olive, and their children: John Arthur & Gretchen Lea Harder; James Lee & Trish Dorman Harder; Jeff George & Brigid Brady Harder; Hans Joseph & Judy Blondeau Harder; Gretchen Riedel & Nate Morehouse. John was blessed with eleven grand-children. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday, September 30, 1:00 to 3:300 P.M., Mueller?s Chapel of the Falls, 314 W. 1st Avenue, Kennewick, WA. Memorial donations may be made to the Kahlotus Public Library of the Mid Columbia Library System, Kahlotus, Washington 99335.