THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 29, 2023 Page 17 OBITUARIES John H. Souther Sr. A longtime resident of Malden. Passed away on Tuesday, September 26th, after a brief illness. John was born in 1943, the son of Everett and Dorothy Souther. He was raised in Everett, and soon after completing his education, he enlisted in the US Army to help our country’s fight during the Vietnam War. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned to the Boston area and settled down in Somerville. In 1971, John married his sweetheart, Eileen Clain. The two settled down together in Somerville to raise their family, until 1976, when they relocated to Malden. John had worked as a Steel Worker for the Boston Steel Company in Malden until his retirement. His life revolved around his family, and he enjoyed traveling with his wife as well as playing poker and pool with his sons. He is survived by his children, James McLeod and wife Rosario of Malden, Fred McLeod and wife Holly of Manchester, NH, Kim Ferretti and husband Donald of Windham, NH, John H. Souther Jr. and wife Jennifer of Malden, Scott Souther and wife Michelle of Lynn, Daniel Souther and wife Tracy of Manchester, NH, and Brett Souther of Peterborough, NH, his siblings, Edward Souther of VA, Joseph Souther of OK, Lillian Scheri of Amesbury, Florence Lauziere of Ashby, and David Souther of Methuen, as well as 17 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. John was preceded in death by his wife Eileen, his daughter Kellie McLeod, his sisters Rosemary Kyle and Dorothy Lemay, and his brothers, William Souther, Thomas Souther, and Robert Souther. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 2, at the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St, Malden with visitation from 3:00 PM to 6:30PM and a prayer service starting at 6:30. Paul C. Hardy Sr. Formerly of Malden and Cotuit. Died on Sept. 17th, at 94, in Wakefield. Born in Medford to Charles S. Hardy and Marie (McBride) Hardy, he attended Medford Vocational School. He worked for Coombs MacBeath, then joined the Air Force in 1950. After leaving the service, he worked for Westinghouse and partnered in an appliance repair business. He joined the Malden Fire Department in 1963, retiring at the rank of Captain in 1994. An avid cyclist, golfer, and hockey player, he was a member of the AMC “4000 Foot Club”. He left us with a riddle: why his vanity plate for 20+ years read “ONCE”. Paul is survived by his wife of 72 years, Lois (Flaherty) Hardy, his children, Pat Hardy (Michael Dwyer), Cheryl Hardy-Faraci (Chuck Faraci), Paul C. Hardy Jr. (Deborah), and 7 grandchildren, Arthur, Alexandra, Devlin, Nina, Christopher, Carolyn and Geneva, as well as many other family members and friends. His daughter, Ellen G. Hardy passed away in 2017. A memorial was held for Paul on Thursday, September 28th, at the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, Malden. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Malden Firefighters Relief Association, 1 Sprague Street, Malden MA 02148 or the Alzheimers Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago IL 60601 Discount Tree Service 781-269-0914 Humane Removal Service COMMONWEALTH WILDLIFE CONTROL ANIMAL & BIRD REMOVAL INCLUDING RODENTS CALL 617-285-0023 ~ Help Wanted ~ Part-time cook in Everett, MA Monday - Friday, 10am-5pm (35 hour work week) Contact Donna at: 617-592-6726 Call for Free Estimate! ------------10% Senior Citizen Discount Rui Pereira Licensed & Insured Office: 857-226-0026 Cell: 617-818-3092 1. September 29 is National Coffee Day; what programming language was named after a coffee? 2. Who takes the Hippocratic Oath? 3. On Sept. 30, 1868, the first volume of what serialized novel – which has a character named Marmee – was published? 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