Patricia Ondrashek
June 14, 1940 ~ April 22, 2010
Patricia Ann Ondrashek, age 69 of New Hampton, Iowa died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at her home.
A Memorial Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 26, 2010, at Holy Family Parish - St. Joseph Center, New Hampton with Msgr. Carl Schmitt celebrating the Mass. Lector for the service will be Sandy Reicks. Ann Bennett will be the organist accompanying Mike Carlin, cantor and the Holy Family Resurrection Choir. Presenting the offertory gifts will be Pat's grandchildren.
Inurnment will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Hampton with Pat's five grandchildren as honorary pallbearers.
Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, New Hampton, where there will be a 4:00 p.m. rosary and a 6:00 p.m. scripture service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at church on Monday.
Patricia was born June 14, 1940, in Lawler, IA, the daughter of Louis and Elizabeth (Balk) Blong. She received her education in Lawler, graduating from high school there in 1958. On June 8, 1959, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler, she married Norbert Ondrashek. To this union four children were born. Pat worked for 24 years at Sara Lee in New Hampton, retiring in 1997. Norbert Ondrashek died on June 17, 2006, at the age of 69. In her free time Pat enjoyed her flower garden and spending time with family.
Survivors include three daughters, Arlene (Joe) Kuhn of New Hampton, Lorene (Jeff) Reeves of Waterloo, Judy Ondrashek of Alta Vista, IA; one son, Steven Ondrashek of Ft. Collins, CO; five grandchildren, Paula Earles, Jim Kuhn, Dennis Brandenburg, Randy Mai and Desarae Heying; two step-grandchildren, Breanna and Jacob Reeves; four great-grandchildren, Sadie Songer, Hanah Earles, Kaylee Songer and Josie Earles; two sisters, Mary Gebel of New Hampton, Edna (Ardwin) Reicks of Lawler; two brothers, Cyril Blong of Milwaukee, Cletus Blong of Elma, IA; one sister-in-law, Rosalin Ondrashek of Lawler.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother, Louis Blong, Jr.; one sister, Arlene Blong.
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We wanted to extend our deepest condolences to Pat’s family. We worked with Pat at Sara Lee for many years and lived on the same street until we moved to AZ. She was a very warm and gentle lady and will be missed by all the people who were lucky enough to have known her. God bless you all! Joe and Sharon
With Heartfelt Sympathy to the Family, May you find comfort in the word of God and in the knowledge that others sympathize with you in your loss. Since this may be one of the hardest things we will ever have to cope with, the bible offers hope. Pointing to a glorious time, Isaiah 25:8 says, ‘God will actually swallow up death forever and Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.’ Please read John 5:28,29. It has helped many bereaved persons ans myself. I pray it does the same for you.
Dearest Ondrashek Family, May the joyful memories help carry you through this difficult time! With heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy, Roberta and family
Joe and Arlene, Our thoughts are with you today along with our love and prayers for all of you. Lots of Love! JoAnn
Arlene,Lorene Judy & Steven, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and our deepest sympathy. We all loved working with your mother and I remember how Bill Eishied used to tease her. She was a great person and will be missed by all family and friends. Keep your memories close … Jeanine & Ken
Arlene, Judy and family, We were sorry to hear of your mom’s death. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Judes & Family- I am so sorry to hear about your mom. She was a wonderful woman. All of you are in my thoughts & prayers. I am sorry that I won’t be able to attend.
To all of Pats family I was one of your Mom’s classmates and It was so much fun visiting with your Mom at our 50th class reunion. Saw her again at my Mom’s funeral last Feb and had a nice visit. Probably hadn’t seen her only a couple of times since graduation before that You are in our prayers and Mom will always be Patsy to me
Dear Arlene, Joe and all of your family members, We were sorry to hear of your mom’s death this morning. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. I always thought your mom was such a nice and friendly person. Bob and Rose
Judy & Family Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
It was a shock to here that Pat passed on! All of our prayers are with all of your families. She is now in heaven with Norbert forever. With Lots of Love God Bless all of you! Take care Rick & Marcia Nesvik (Ondrashek) Steve, Derek, Deborah, Sandra & Savannah
To Pat’s Family – Bob and I worked with Pat at Sara Lee, she was always so very kind and soft spoken. We are very sorry to hear about her sudden death. May the peace which comes from the memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days a head. Keep those special & beautiful memories close in your heart.
Pat was a classmate through 12 grades in Lawler. We had a 50 year class reunion Nov 1, 2008. Thinking it may have been the first time we visited since graduation and how happy I am to have had that time with her. I was shocked to learn of her death. My sincere sympathy her family and friends.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss. Your mom was a very sweet lady and will be missed by all who knew her. May God give you comfort at this time, through your memories of her.
Judy & Familly, You have our deepest sympathy on the loss of your mother. Thoughts & prayers are with you from all the staff & students at La’James College, Mason City.
Arlene, Joe, Paula & Jim What a shock to hear of your mom’s passing. I just visited with her a couple weeks ago. You have our deepest sympathy and you’re in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless you all.
My thought and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.
Arlene, Lorene and Judy, So sorry to hear of your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Robin
Arlene Kuhn Family, Iam sorry to hear that about your mother passway. She was very specail lady. She was very nice and friendly to people and caring too and she had a nice on her face when somone goes by she visit them.She had nice kids in her family like her.I am going miss seeing her walk dog or by herself.She was very sweet lady. OUR PRAYERS IN YOUR FAMILY Gloria Parks,Brenda Parks, Rick Kobliska, Rhonda MCcmber Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with your families, I worked with Pat for years at Sara Lee, it was so nice to talk and visit with her. She was such a hard worker. She will be missed, she will be in our memory forever.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I spent many years working with your mom at Sara Lee. She was a great lady and will surely be missed. Please accept my condolences. Lori Rosonke
Arlene, Lorene, Judy and Seven, What a shock! I will always cherish the special times that I shared with your Mom, Dad and of course all of you, when we were growing up. Aunt Patsy will be missed! Love, Paulette