Joseph K. Harding, Sr., 87 of Yatesville, passed away Friday, June 5, 2026, under the care of the Hospice of the Sacred Heart at Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, where he resided. Born in Plainsville, on February 26, 1939, he was the son of the late Raymond C. Harding and Martha Lutz Harding. He was a graduate of the former Plains Memorial High School, and served in the US Army, stationed at Camp Lucas, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After being honorably discharged from his milit