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Frank, Blanche Zelma

Frank, Blanche Zelma

Female 1918 - 2008  (89 years)


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  • Name Frank, Blanche Zelma 
    Birth 11 Sep 1918  Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 29 Apr 1930 (11 years)  Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a 
    1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a


    1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 11, page 06a

    Reference Number FRAN.B003 
    _FGRAVE 25175926 
    Funeral Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 9 Mar 2008  Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Burial Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Headstone, Crouse, Blanche Z. and Carl D.
    Headstone, Crouse, Blanche Z. and Carl D.
    Person ID I17685  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2021 

    Father Frank, Samuel W. 'Sammie' Sr.,   b. 1890, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969 (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Montgomery, Mary Catherine "Katie",   b. 1893, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1966 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3, 4, 6, 7
    Family ID F7139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Crouse, Carl Delbert,   b. 21 Jun 1914   d. 2 Feb 1992 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1939  St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 8, 9
    Family ID F7883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Sep 1918 - Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a - 29 Apr 1930 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Mar 1939 - St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Mar 2008 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • elma Blanche Crouse, 89, of Clay City, died at 1:43 a.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora.

      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and from 10-11 a.m. Thursday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Jeremy Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in rural Sailor Springs.

      Mrs. Crouse was born September 11, 1918, in Ottawa, the daughter of Samuel W. and Mary C. (Montgomery) Frank. She married Carl D. Crouse on March 5, 1939, in St. Charles, Mo. He preceded her in death on February 2, 1992.

      She was a homemaker and was a member of Sailor Springs Baptist Church.

      Mrs. Crouse is survived by four sisters, Kathryn Milner, of Sun City, Calif., Faye Franklin and her husband, Nolan, of Flora, Inez "Deanne" Moseley, of Clay City, and Mary Hulsey, of Sailor Springs; and several nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Robert, Samuel Jr., Galen and Richard Frank, and sisters, Alberta Gumbel, Bonnie Gill and Shirley Schnautz.

      Memorials may be made to Sailor Springs Historic Foundation.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4347] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Crouse, Zelma Blanche, 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25175926), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S4348] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crouse, Blanche Z. and Carl D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25175926), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S2304] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S3884] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 6B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00619&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S3885] The Clay County Advocate Press, Obituary, Franklin, Faye, 85, (http://www.remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S3275] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 22, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S4341] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank, Mary C. and Sam W. Sr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18662698), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S4350] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Frank, Robert Berlin, 88, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18662685), none. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S4353] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Frank, Sam Jr., 69, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123706182), none. (Reliability: 2).