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Blanche Edna <I>Negus</I> Dunton

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Blanche Edna Negus Dunton

Birth
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Dec 1977 (aged 80)
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 15 Lot 49
Memorial ID
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Father's name: Frank Negus; mother's maiden name: Minie York; married Guy Dunton April 16, 1919 in Brooklyn, IA; one duaghter, Mildred Sowerwine.
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Blanche Dunton died Dec. 19 at the Brookhaven Nursing Home in Brooklyn. She was 80 years old.

Funeral services for Blanche Dunton were held on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Nevenhoven Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Pierce in charge of the services. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

The daughter of Frank and Minnie York Negus, she was born on July 22, 1897, in Rock Island, Ill. She received her education in Rock Island, and later moved with her parents to Brooklyn.

On April 16, 1919, she was married to Guy Dunton of Brooklyn. The couple had one daughter, Mildred. On April 16 of this year, the couple had celebrated their 58th anniversary.

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant sister, Helen; one sister, Grace Holloway; and a brother, Clarence Negus. Surviving her are her husband; her daughter, Mrs. Don (Mildred) Sowerwine; and a sister, Mabelle Lerch of California.

Source: Nevenhoven Funeral Home, Brooklyn, IA
Father's name: Frank Negus; mother's maiden name: Minie York; married Guy Dunton April 16, 1919 in Brooklyn, IA; one duaghter, Mildred Sowerwine.
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Blanche Dunton died Dec. 19 at the Brookhaven Nursing Home in Brooklyn. She was 80 years old.

Funeral services for Blanche Dunton were held on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Nevenhoven Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Pierce in charge of the services. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

The daughter of Frank and Minnie York Negus, she was born on July 22, 1897, in Rock Island, Ill. She received her education in Rock Island, and later moved with her parents to Brooklyn.

On April 16, 1919, she was married to Guy Dunton of Brooklyn. The couple had one daughter, Mildred. On April 16 of this year, the couple had celebrated their 58th anniversary.

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant sister, Helen; one sister, Grace Holloway; and a brother, Clarence Negus. Surviving her are her husband; her daughter, Mrs. Don (Mildred) Sowerwine; and a sister, Mabelle Lerch of California.

Source: Nevenhoven Funeral Home, Brooklyn, IA


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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61756046/blanche_edna-dunton: accessed ), memorial page for Blanche Edna Negus Dunton (22 Jul 1897–19 Dec 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61756046, citing Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Butler12 (contributor 47272227).