Ivana Mae Noell (nee Thompson) was born September 15 1936, in Laramie, Wyoming, to Ivan H. Thompson and Veronica L. Korinek. She died January 8, 2022, in Ventura, California.
Ivana grew up on the edge of town, near Laramie, Wyoming. When she left home, she landed in Stockton, California, where her lifelong love of learning began. She earned an Associate Degree from Stockton Junior College. It was also in Stockton where she met her first husband, Leonard Clay Gardner. She then attended…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)
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