1927 - 2017
Early Life: Barbara "Bubbles" was born July 31, 1927, to William and Emma Elizabeth Staples Wheaton in Coalville, Utah, where she spent her entire life. She was the youngest of nine children; a very close family always looking out for and taking care of each other.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: She married her high school sweetheart, Glen Vern Blonquist when he returned home from the World War II. They would be celebrating 70 years of marriage this June. They were devoted to each other and worked together in the Coalville Post Office for 24 years. Together, they raised their five children: Glen (Tish), Tampa, FL; Christine Hulse (Roger), Salt Lake City; Russell (deceased); Ben (Pam), Coalville; and Mike (Patty), Las Vegas, NV. Bubbles was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was blessed with eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She always loved their visits and enjoyed them so much. Barbara Wheaton "Bubbles" Blonquist passed away peacefully on February 21, 2017.
Family Message: "Mom was always proud of her children and all their accomplishments."
Preceded In Death By: Her husband; her son, Russell; her parents and all her siblings.
Obituary & Arrangements: © 2017 February | Walker Mortuary
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Coalville Stake Center | Coalville, Utah
Interment: Coalville Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1927 - 2017
Early Life: Barbara "Bubbles" was born July 31, 1927, to William and Emma Elizabeth Staples Wheaton in Coalville, Utah, where she spent her entire life. She was the youngest of nine children; a very close family always looking out for and taking care of each other.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: She married her high school sweetheart, Glen Vern Blonquist when he returned home from the World War II. They would be celebrating 70 years of marriage this June. They were devoted to each other and worked together in the Coalville Post Office for 24 years. Together, they raised their five children: Glen (Tish), Tampa, FL; Christine Hulse (Roger), Salt Lake City; Russell (deceased); Ben (Pam), Coalville; and Mike (Patty), Las Vegas, NV. Bubbles was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was blessed with eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She always loved their visits and enjoyed them so much. Barbara Wheaton "Bubbles" Blonquist passed away peacefully on February 21, 2017.
Family Message: "Mom was always proud of her children and all their accomplishments."
Preceded In Death By: Her husband; her son, Russell; her parents and all her siblings.
Obituary & Arrangements: © 2017 February | Walker Mortuary
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Coalville Stake Center | Coalville, Utah
Interment: Coalville Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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