Blanche I. BURNS

Blanche I. BURNS

Female 1906 - 1999  (93 years)

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  • Name Blanche I. BURNS  [1, 2
    • Blanche Brice

      Blanche I. Brice, 93, of St. John's Apartments, Eau Claire went to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 15, 1999, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
      Blanche was born May 4, 1906, the daughter of Carl and Amelia (Preston) Burns in Mondovi, WI. She married Hugh W. Brice on October 12, 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

      She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Eau Claire for over 50 years. Blanche was a homemaker and she worked at SM Supply after her husband's death and until her retirement.

      Blanche was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hugh; two sisters, Gladys Baker and Charlotte Berg and an infant brother, Orrin. Blanche is survived by her daughter, Beverly Peterson of Eau Claire, five grandchildren, Judith (Harold) Ritter of Chippewa Falls, James (Nancy) Peterson of Chippewa Falls, Allan Peterson of Eau Claire, Daniel (Dianna) Peterson of Chippewa Falls, Debra (Troy) Koteras of Chippewa Falls, eight great-grandchildren, Heather and Robert Ritter, Elizabeth Peterson, Christopher Peterson, Brice and Shawn Peterson, Benjamin and Keah Koteras; and many other relatives and friends.

      Blanche was a loving and wonderful Christian, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and friend to many. She loved her family, taking care of and arranging flowers, crocheting, baking cookies, visiting with her friends at St. Johns, picnics, boating and being active right up to shortly before her death. We will all miss you grandma-ma!

      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at First Baptist Church in Eau Claire with Pastor Richard Goins and Pastor Marilyn Marston officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Fuller-Speckien Funeral Home in Eau Claire and an hour before the services on Tuesday at the church. Memorials will be given to First Baptist Church in Eau Claire.
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    Birth 4 May 1906  Mondovi, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Living with husband in Washington, Eau Clare Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1940  Living with husband in Seymour, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 15 Jul 1999  Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I85322  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2016 

    Family Hugh W. BRICE,   b. 19 Nov 1900, Clear Creek, Eau Clare Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1953, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1925  St. Paul, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Beverly I. BRICE,   b. 10 Jun 1926, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 2013, Grace Willowbrook, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F35088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 May 1906 - Mondovi, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Living with husband in Seymour, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Hugh W. Brice and Blanche I. Burns Headstone
    Hugh W. Brice and Blanche I. Burns Headstone
    Hugh W., the son of George W. Brice and Agnes M. Faulds, and his wife, Blanche I. Burns are buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin.

    Created by: Sue Butterfield Picard
    Photo Added by: Sue Butterfield Picard

  • Sources 
    1. [S3650] Obituary Notice for Blanche I. Burns Brice.

    2. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    3. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S3647] 1930 Census Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

    5. [S3648] 1940 Census Seymour, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.