Blanche J. Betenbender (Bliss)
January 2, 1926 — December 5, 2009
Blanche J. Betenbender, 83, of Coggon, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. The family will greet friends from 3 ?" 7 p.m., Monday, December 7, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, Central City.
Survivors include her husband, Pete; her children, Max (Donna) Betenbender of Coggon, and Larry (Ana) Betenbender of Iowa City; 1 granddaughter Teresa Wagner; 2 great-grandchildren, Courtney Blaber and Cameron Klouda; 1 brother, Donald Bliss of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Ted Betenbender; 4 brothers, Albert, Harold, Jack, and Merle Bliss; and 1 sister, Alice Turner.
Blanche was born January 2, 1926, the daughter of Chester and Julia (Danford) Bliss, in Prairieburg, Iowa. Blanche married Glen “Pete” Betenbender on February 10, 1945 in Coggon, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Blanche’s memory.
Survivors include her husband, Pete; her children, Max (Donna) Betenbender of Coggon, and Larry (Ana) Betenbender of Iowa City; 1 granddaughter Teresa Wagner; 2 great-grandchildren, Courtney Blaber and Cameron Klouda; 1 brother, Donald Bliss of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Ted Betenbender; 4 brothers, Albert, Harold, Jack, and Merle Bliss; and 1 sister, Alice Turner.
Blanche was born January 2, 1926, the daughter of Chester and Julia (Danford) Bliss, in Prairieburg, Iowa. Blanche married Glen “Pete” Betenbender on February 10, 1945 in Coggon, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Blanche’s memory.
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