DeRuyter Gleaner, Thurs., May 28, 1925, pg. 1 --
Death of Editor L. D. Blanchard
In the death of Levi DeForest Blan-
chard, which occurred at his late
home in Cincinnatus Thursday, after
a lingering illness of nearly three
months, Cincinnatus loses one of its
most active and highly esteemed citi-
zens.
Mr. Blanchard was born in the
town of Cuyler, July 2nd, 1855, the
third son of Levi Blanchard. The
family moved to DeRuyter village in
1860, where the deceased resided
mostly until 1887. May 25th, 1874, he
was untied in marriage with Miss
Adella Storrs. To this union five
children were born: four sons, Leon,
Earl, Lynn, Frederick and a daughter
Gladys, now Mrs. Walter K. Smith of
Cincinnatus. The youngest son, Fred-
erick, met a tragic death in an auto-
mobile accident the afternoon of Sept.
22, 1917.
In 1880 Mr. Blanchard, in company
with his brother-in-law, the late
Charles E. Beekman, purchased the
DeRuyter New-Era of John R. Beden
and began his journalistic career. In
1884 the New-Era was consolidated
with the Gleaner and for a time de-
ceased was a valued employee of the
latter paper. In 1887 he moved his
family to Earlville and established
the Standard, in which his son, Earl,
is a part owner at the present time.
He later established a paper at Smy-
rna which he conducted a short time
and sold, going to Cincinnatus in
1899, where he began publican of
the Times, which has been an excel-
ent community paper and has enjoyed
a wide patronage. He was an untiring
worker, always doing his part and
more for the promotion of community
enterprise, possessing in a marked de-
gree the natural aptitude for conduct-
ing a successful country newspaper
and his death is a distinct loss to the
fraternity. During the long period
of his illness the interests of the of-
fice in detail have been cared for by
a son, Lynn Blanchard, assisted by his
sister, Mrs. W. K. Smith and brother,
Leon D. Blanchard.
Mr. Blanchard was made a mason in
DeRuyter lodge and later affiliated
with the Cincinnatus lodge, which
conducted services at the grave Sun-
day.
Surviving members of the immed-
iate family and near relatives are the
widow, daughter and three sons above
named, a sister, Mrs. Ella Beekman of
DeRuyter and one brother, Silas Blan-
chard of Brockwayville, Pa.