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Garda Ones

d. July 10, 2006

Garda Blanche Ones, 84, of 521 S. Louisiana Avenue, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Steve Palo officiating. Interment will be in Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery, rural Kensett. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue at the church one hour before the service. Memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa. Garda was born February 13, 1922 in rural Kensett, Iowa on the family farm, daughter of Knut and Clara (Lestrud) Flaaten. She was confirmed at Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett. Garda graduated from Kensett High School and later Hamilton Business College. She worked briefly in Waterloo for Rath Packing before returning to Mason City where she worked for International Harvester. Garda married John J. Ones June 16, 1951 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. After raising their family she returned to work as a secretary at North Iowa Area Community College until retirement. Garda was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, a member of Sons of Norway and a life member of the USS Colorado Alumni Association. She had a special interest in Genealogy and enjoyed her friendships through her card club. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Garda is survived by her sons, Craig J. Ones and wife Jill of Omaha, Nebraska, Keith I. Ones and wife Teresa of San Ramon, California and Bryan R. Ones of Mason City; grandchildren, Christin, Kathryn, Laura, Natalie and Lizabeth Ones, Rachel Glanzer and husband Andrew, Danielle and Jonathan Ones and many nieces and nephews. Garda was preceded in death by her parents, Knut and Clara Flaaten; husband, John and brother, Truman Flaaten.

Visitation:
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at on July 13, 2006 (map/driving directions) 11:00 AM to 11:00 AM at on July 11, 2006 (map/driving directions)

Service:
1:30 PM at 213 North Pennsylvania Avenue on July 14, 2006 (map/driving directions)

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