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Ruth Ellen Smith Gaarder

Birth	:	21 Jun 1899 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Jul 1997 Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	Plot 1353, Grave 1
Description	:	Ruth E. Gaarder 1899-1997 LAMONI, Iowa Ruth Ellen (Smith) Gaarder, 98, Lamoni, formerly of Blythedale, Mo., died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at the Leon, Iowa, hospital, following a brief illness. Mrs. Gaarder was employed by Graceland College in Lamoni in various positions for many years. Born in Lamoni on June 21, 1899, Mrs. Gaarder was a graduate of the Lamoni high school and Graceland College. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints [Community of Christ]. On March 12, 1921, she married Olaf G. Gaarder in Blythedale. They... Read More	Ruth E. Gaarder 1899-1997 LAMONI, Iowa Ruth Ellen (Smith) Gaarder, 98, Lamoni, formerly of Blythedale, Mo., died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at the Leon, Iowa, hospital, following a brief illness. Mrs. Gaarder was employed by Graceland College in Lamoni in various positions for many years. Born in Lamoni on June 21, 1899, Mrs. Gaarder was a graduate of the Lamoni high school and Graceland College. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints [Community of Christ]. On March 12, 1921, she married Olaf G. Gaarder in Blythedale. They made their home near Roundup, Mont., before moving to the Blythedale area to farm in the 1940s. Later they moved to Lamoni. He died in 1957. Mrs. Gaarder also was preceded in death by three sons, Karl N., Dr. Raymond O., and Gilbert; a daughter, Eda M. Boswell; her parents, Norman W. and May Bell Smith; two half brothers, Mark and John Smith; two half sisters, Laura Church and Emma Bergusen; and an adopted sister, Elsie Harris. Surviving: two sons, Harold J., Boston, and Dr. Thomas, Whittier, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. today, Slade-ODonnell Funeral Home, Lamoni Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery Lamoni. MOTHER: May Hester Bell FATHER: Norman Whitfield Smith HUSBAND: Olaf Gustavsen Gaarder m. 12 Mar 1921 - Blythedale, Missouri CHILDREN: 1. Karl Norman Gaarder born and died: 21 Nov 1921, Gage, Musselshell, Montana 2. Raymond Olaf Gaarder m. Ferne Thilenius Johns 3. Gilbert William Gaarder m. Marguerite Alice Allison 4. Harold James Gaarder, 1927 - 2016 (died Boston, MA) 5. Eda Mai Gaarder m. Hugh Edwin Boswell 6. Thomas Dwight Gaarder m. Ann Austin Kidder FURTHER INFORMATION: 1. Obituary Source: newspapers.com; St. Joseph News-Press St. Joseph, Missouri; 12 Jul 1997, Sat • Page 12 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Ruth E. Gaarder SSN: 485-34-2793 Last Residence: 90603 Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA BORN: 21 Jun 1899 Died: 10 Jul 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1951) Source Citation: Number: 485-34-2793; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1951

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Ruth Ellen Smith Gaarder's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
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Ruth Ellen Smith Gaarder death on 10 Jul 1997 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

Norman Whitefield Smith

(1833 - 1917)

Spouse

Olaf Gustavsen Gaarder

(1891 - 1957)

Children

Raymond Olaf Gaarder

(1922 - 1978)

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