Gladys M. Embrey Blanke (1903-1982) - Find a Grave Memorial

Gladys M. Embrey Blanke

Birth

6 Aug 1903

Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA

Death

27 Apr 1982 (aged 78)

Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA

Burial

Orchard Mesa Cemetery

Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA Show Map

Plot

Orchard Mesa Block B

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Gladys M. Blanke of Grand Junction died Tuesday, April 27, 1982, at her home after a short illness. She was 78. Mrs. Blanke had been a resident of Grand Junction for 60 years. She was born Gladys M. Embrey Aug. 6, 1903, at Shawnee, Okla. She spent her childhood in Brown's Park, Wyo., and attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyo. She also studied nursing at St. Mary's Hospital. She married Irving H. Blanke in Grand Junction April 15, 1924. He died in Arizona in 1979. Mrs. Blanke's interests included rock collecting and sewing. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction and was a past president of the Women's Club, a member of the Centennial Committee of Grand Junction and the Gem and Mineral Club. Survivors include one son, Donald of Meeker; two daughters, Phyllis Balster of Olathe, and Mildred Repousch of Tucson, Ariz.; three brothers; two sisters; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Martin's Mortuary
--The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO) April 29, 1982
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