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Vivian Myrna Harder, 83, passed away at her home on June 16, 2021. Vivian was born to Edward and Mildred Hamilton in Colfax and raised on her family’s farm in Endicott. She graduated from Endicott High School in 1956. Vivian graduated with a degree in Foreign Languages from Washington State University in May 1960. While in Pullman, she caught the eye of William “Bill” George Harder. Their first date was dinner out at the Hilltop Restaurant, the first of many meals out, something Vivian never tired of. In Nov. 1960, they were married. A year later, the first of their three sons we...