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Name: Lois K. Estlick Blanding
Spouse: Kenneth Blanding
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Grand Rapids, MI 49506
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1937 Attended from through

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Birthdate: September 3, 1919   
Date of Death: February 18, 2017  
       

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Blanding, Lois Kathleen Age 97 of Cedar Springs, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Bishop Hills Elder Care Community, Rockford. Mrs. Blanding was born September 3, 1919 in Columbia City, IN the daughter of Neil and Blanche (Briggs) Estlick.

She attended the International College of Business in Ft. Wayne, IN.

She unselfishly donated much of her time for the benefit of a great many individuals. She received the Certificate of Merit Award in 1989 from the Cedar Springs Rotary Club for her outstanding service to the community. She was a devout Christian and actively involved in the Cedar Springs United Methodist Church, including, Vice President of Missions, Secretary for the United Methodist Women, and teaching Sunday School.

Lois married Orval Riley Secor and he preceded her on December 3, 1953. She married Kenneth Blanding on Dec. 16, 1960 and he passed away on July 3, 1996. She was also preceded in death by a son Dennis Secor in 2009, brother, Robert Estlick; sister, Dorothy Wiltrout.

Surviving are her children, David (Jenny) Secor, Douglas (Lois) Secor, Keith (Terese) Blanding, Karl (Ruth) Blanding; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5-8 pm at the Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs. The service will be Wednesday 11:00 am at the United Methodist Church, Cedar Springs. Pastor Steve Lindeman officiating. Interment in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, IN.

Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Cedar Springs.

2-19-16 notes: Worked at Baer Field in Ft Wayne during World War II.

First husband, Orval Secor, died in 1953 in train/car accident. Second husband Kenneth Blanding died July 3, 1996. Children: Dennis D. Secor (1948-2009); David (Jenny)Secor, Ohio; Douglas(Lois) Secor, Cedar Springs, MI; Dawn & David VerMulm, Cedar Springs, MI; Keith (Terese)Blanding, OR; and Carl (Ruth) Blanding, OH.
 
Last Updated: 02-09-2018 Alumni ID: 11559
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