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Confer, Blanche Elizabeth

Confer, Blanche Elizabeth[1, 2, 3]

Female 1920 - 2011  (91 years)

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  • Name Confer, Blanche Elizabeth 
    Birth 2 Apr 1920  Marion Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Cemetery Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jacksonville Cemetery 
    Address:
    Jacksonville Cemetery 
    Residence 1930  Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1935  Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Death 12 Apr 2011  Medina, Medina County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Obituary 14 Apr 2011  State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Centre Daiily Times 
    • Blanche E. Ickes April 2, 1920 - April 12, 2011 Blanche E. Ickes, 91 of Medina, Ohio, formerly of Lemont, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Emeritus at Medina. She was born April 2, 1920, in Marion Twp. The daughter of the late Michael E. Confer and Eva L. Schenck Confer. Blanche attended the Furnace School and Howard High School. On Oct. 28, 1940 she married Jasper H. Holt, who preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 1963. On Sept. 20, 1968 she married Harold H. Ickes, who preceded her in death on Sept. 27, 1981. Blanche was a homemaker for most of her life and devoted herself to the efficiency and upkeep of her home. She also worked briefly for Halls, Erie Ceramics, and in private service. Blanche is survived by two daughters, Judith R. Bush and her husband, Alvin, of Lafayette Twp., Ohio, and Jennifer "Kay" Alter and her husband, Thomas, of Ocala, Fla.; four grandchildren, Marla Wojtala and her husband, Paul, of North Royalton, Ohio, Heather Bush, of Lafayette Twp., Ohio, Alicia Palonis and her husband, Joseph, of Geneva, Ill., and Thomas Alter and his wife, Tressa, of Manassas, Va.; five great-grandchildren, Ashley Wojtala and Alexander Wojtala, of North Royalton, Ohio, Kayla Palonis and Paige Palonis, of Geneva, Ill., and Tegan Alter, of Manassas, Va.; and one sister, Ruth G. Bowes, of Mill Hall. She was preceded in death by two brothers; Robert W. and Gordon E. Confer; three sisters, Nancy Leah Glossner, Alice L. Day and Rosetta J. Lomison. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Kader-Neff Funeral Home, 135 W. Main Street, Howard, with the Rev. Craig Rose, officiating. Burial will be in the Jacksonville Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to The Howard United Methodist Church, PO Box 257, 144 West Main Street, Howard, PA 16841. Arrangements by Kader-Neff Funeral Home.

      Published in Centre Daily Times on April 14, 2011
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    Burial 16 Apr 2011  Jacksonville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Jacksonville Cemetery 
    Oldest Known Ancestors
    Paternal Line: Philip Confer,   b. Abt 1764, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1831, Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Maternal Line: Elizabeth Brubacher,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
    Person ID I7369  Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2019 

    Father Confer, Michael Earl,   b. 5 Mar 1890, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1945, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Schenck, Eva Leah,   b. 5 Oct 1890, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1973, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F2127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Holt, Jasper Harbison,   b. 29 Mar 1918, Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1963, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1940  Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F3247  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 Ickes, Harold H,   b. 27 Jan 1920, McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1981, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1968 
    Family ID F3298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2019