1960-1969, IL, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , IL,            Transcribed
by Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com 
Blankenship,
Charles         59, 09Mar1902 - ??Oct1961,           (not specified),                                IL-324-28-9667
Blankenship, Bert              83-84, 10Mar1881 - ??Mar1965,     (Illinois),                                          IL-342-03-3281
Blankinship,
Dean             79, 13Aug1885 - ??May1965,         (Illinois)              ,                                          IL-337-18-8691
Blankenship, Edna             37, 18Oct1926 - ??Jan1964,            (not
specified),                                IL-360-26-4349
Blankinship, Ella               83, 05May1879 - ??Feb1963,          (Illinois)              ,                                          CA-565-22-2337
Blankenship,
Ernest           63, 13Dec1898 - ??Sep1962,           (Illinois),                                          IL-348-09-5934
Blankinship,
Grover          74-75, 26Feb1888 - ??Feb1963,      (Illinois)              ,
                                         IL-342-09-2403
Blankenship, Jesse             74-75, 27Mar1890 - ??Mar1965,     (Illinois)              ,                                          IL-347-32-0555
Blankenship,
Kelly            23, 06Aug1943 - ??Dec1966,          (not specified),                                IL-356-34-9467
Blankenship, Leo               66, 15Oct1898 - ??Feb1965,            (Illinois)                                           IN-304-05-8972
Blankenship,
Martin          68, 27May1896 - ??Aug1964,         (Illinois)              ,                                          IL-333-03-2885
Blankenship,
Mary            40-41, 20Aug1928 - ??Aug1969,     (not specified),                                IL-343-22-4432
Blankenship,
Ronald         22-23, 29Feb1944 - ??Feb1967,      (not specified),                                IL-321-36-9926
Blankenship, Sam              78,
23May1884 - ??Dec1962,          (Illinois),
                                         AL-418-07-3235
Blankenship,
William       86, 13Nov1879 - ??Jan1966,           (Illinois)              ,                                          IL-329-01-0716
Bond                                                                                                                  
Bond Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, Elsie             84, 23Feb1882 - ??Mar1966,           Greenville,
Bond, IL,                       IL-360-24-5821
Blankenship,
August         71, 17Aug1895 - ??May1967,         Mulberry Grove, Bond, IL,               IL-337-18-3522
Blankenship,
Orville         85, 15Nov1882 - ??Jan1968,           Mulberry Grove, Bond, IL,               IL-355-09-6313
Champaign                                                                                                        
Champaign Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Adrian          61, 29Sep1902 - ??Jul1964,             Urbana, Champaign, IL,                  IL-346-03-2523
Cook                                                                                                                   
1960, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 04, 1960
Belle Blankenship, Dec. 2, dearly beloved wife of Troy; loving daughter of Mary Mayes; fond
sister of Ernest Northcutt, Mrs. Mary E. Nelson, Mrs. Flossie Kahl, Mrs. Ruby Gallion, Mrs.
Lottie Baierle, and Mrs. Hazel Camp; nine nieces and
nine nephews. 
At chapel, 2449 Lincoln avenue. Service Tuesday, 11 a.m.
Interment Memory Gardens. LI 9-0676.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1961, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - August 13, 1961
Francis E. Scott, beloved husband of
Phyllis, nee Strohm; fond father of Frank, William,
and Mary Ellen Blankenship;
brother of Catherine Herzor, John, Charles, and the
late George. 
Funeral Monday, Aug. 14, 1:30 p.m., at Mueller Funeral Home,
5300-12 W. Belmont avenue. Interment
Acacia. AV 6-8740.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1961, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 26, 1961
Charles F. Woerner,
Sept. 24, 1961, beloved husband of Pearl Woerner;
dear father of Ernest M., Dr. Charles A., and Ruth Woerner;
grandfather of Mrs. Phoebe
Blankenship. 
At Lain & Son Chapel, 2121 W. 95th
street, after 1 p.m., Tuesday. Service Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. Interment Evergreen. 
Member of Chicago Printing Pressmen's
union, local No. 3.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1962, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Death
Chicago Tribune (IL) - February 20, 1962
Youth Worried Over Auto Case Ends Life
James Blankenship,
19, of 1473 Carmen av., was found shot to death yesterday morning in the
bedroom of his home, apparently a suicide, police said. He was found by his
uncle, Isaac, 38, with whom he lived. A revolver was
found nearby with a note. The elder Blankenship told
police that the youth was despondent over money matters and a recent traffic
ticket for drunken driving.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+1962, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 02, 1962
Mary Winjarczyk Marczyk, beloved mother of Bernice [Stanley] Pelc, Edward Winjarczyk, Violet [William] Blankenship, and
Helen [Frank] Szczepaniak; dear grandmother and
great-grandmother. 
Funeral Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., from the Kirsten Funeral Home, 1006 N.
Western avenue, to St. Helen church. Interment St. Adalbert cemetery.
AR 6-3378.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1964, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune
(IL) - June 23, 1964
Eather M. [Bill] Butler, beloved husband of Albertina,
nee Lameli [Porcelius];
beloved son of Mamie Blankenship; loving
father of James, Laverne, and Bobby; stepbrother of Charles, Allen, Lester, and
Clarence. Member of Elevator Operators, local No. 66. Veteran World War II. 
Visitation Tuesday and Wednesday at the Barabas
Funeral Home, 1356 N. Oakley boulevard. Interment Thursday, Sylacauga, Ala.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+1965, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - May 21, 1965
Claude T. Grigsby, May 19, 1965, beloved husband of the late Gladys
Rae Grigsby; dear father of Robert T. and Claudette Dietrich; grandfather of
four; brother of Marian
Blankenship, Dorothy Fowler,
the late J. C., and Albert B. 
Funeral from Lain and Son Chapel, 2121 W. 95th street, Saturday,
May 22, at 9:30 a.m., to St. Barnabas church, 102d and Longwood drive. Mass at 10 a.m. Interment family lot.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+1967, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - April 16, 1967
George G. Silvestri, beloved husband of
Dorothy, nee Rupp; dear father of George M., Robert W., and William M.;
grandfather of two; fond son of Giaconda M., and the late George; brother of Corita Blankenship; dear nephew of Dina Flosi and
Mable Flosi. 
Resting at Thomas J. Cooney Sons Funeral Home, 3552 Southport avenue. Funeral Monday, 10:30 a.m., to St.
Andrew Chapel. Interment Calvary.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1967, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - August 04, 1967
Pearl McClain Woerner,
Aug. 2, 1967, beloved wife of the late Charles F.; loving mother of Ernest,
Arthur and Ruth Woerner; grandmother of Phoebe Ann Blankenship; dear sister of Hascal
Still. 
Funeral Friday, 11 a.m., at Ketcham Funeral Chapel, 2036 W. 79th street. Interment Evergreen.
HU 3-6202.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1968, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - January 01, 1968
Mike Pecora, late
of Columbus, O., formerly of Chicago, beloved husband of the late Jennie, nee Damato; loving father of Marie Gieseke,
Josephine [August] Fontana, Vincent [Minnie], Carmella [Don] Blankenship and Joseph [Anna]; grandfather of 15; dear brother of Tony, Lucy DiVittoria and the late George and Lawrence. 
Funeral Tuesday, 8:45 a.m., from DeStefano
Funeral Home, 5515 W. Chicago avenue, to Holy Rosary
church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment Mount Carmel cemetery. ES 8-6030.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1968, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - January 02, 1968
Earl E. Blankenship,
beloved husband of Katherine, nee Begich. 
Funeral Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m., from Sullivan Funeral Home,
2701 W. 63rd street, at Washtenaw avenue. Member of Chicago Teamsters, Local 705, Independent. Interment Evergreen cemetery. PR 6-8300.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1968, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - November 05, 1968
Ethel Di Cicco,
nee Brady, late of 10648 S. Calhoun Avenue, beloved wife of Nick Di Cicco; dear mother of Bruce [Evelyn] Barton, Carol Lee [Benjamin R.] Blankenship, Robert [Ruth] Barton, Jo Ann [John] Diorio;
grandmother of 10; daughter of the late Charles and Ella Brady; dear sister of
Charles E., Robert P., Fred J., and Donald W. Brady; many nieces and nephews. 
Member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mothers
club. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from the Brown Funeral Home, 2939 E.
95th street, to St. Kevin church. Requiem high mass 10
a.m. Interment St. Mary cemetery. SO 8-0155.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+1968, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 29, 1968
Ola E. Blankenship Schon, nee Spencer, beloved wife of Harry A. Schon and the late William S. Blankenship Sr.; mother of William F. [Minnie] Blankenship and Dorothy [Gene] Rapp; grandmother of four;
great-grandmother of six. Interment St. Petersburg, Fla.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1969, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - June 25, 1969
James M. Pigott, husband of Fredericka Blankenship Pigott; father of Mary Fredericka [Joseph] Kostner; brother of Charles F. Pigott,
Mrs. Thomas O'Malley, Mrs. Harry Hockersmith, Mrs.
John Weatherly, and Mrs. James Gavin; grandfather of Fredericka, Delis, and Jan
Kostner, 
Funeral, John Carroll Sons Home for Funerals, Erie and Wabash
Avenue, Thursday, June 26, 1969, 9:30 a.m., to the Cathedral of the Holy Name,
where mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Interment Calvary cemetery. 
From: Diane Renfrow
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+1969, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 30, 1969
Bernice Pelc, nee Winjarczyk,
beloved wife of Stanley; loving mother of Dolores [William] Remblake,
Richard [Marie], Stanley Jr. [Adrienne], and Christopher [Helen]; dear sister
of Violet [William] Blankenship, Helen [Frank] Szczepaniak,
the late Edward [Mary], and Anthony [Alice]; fond grandmother of 10. 
Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m., from Kirsten Funeral Home, 1006 N.
Western avenue, to St. Helen church. Interment St. Adalbert cemetery.
AR 6-3378.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1969, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - October 04, 1969
Clifford A. Blankenship , loving brother of Helen Batey; foster brother of Dorothy Witkowski;
uncle of Ramona Palumbo; great-uncle of James Mauloff,
Robert Palumbo, and Toni Freund. 
Services 10 a.m. Monday at the Zimmerman
& Sandeman Chapel, 5200 W. 95th street. Interment Evergreen.
424- 0340.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1960, Cicero, Cook Co., IL, Death
Chicago Tribune (IL) - June 13, 1960
Vernon Blankenship,
7, of 1333 S. 49th av., Cicero, was killed when he was struck in front of his
home by an auto driven by Joseph Taraska, 52, of
10601 E. Edbrooke av. Taraska
told police the child darted into the street from between two parked cars. Taraska was charged with reckless homicide.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Cook Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, C.                 63, 30Nov1905 - ??Oct1969,           Oak
Lawn, Cook, IL,                       IL-349-01-6374
Blankenship, Ray                             52, 09May1917 - ??Nov1969,         Chicago, Cook, IL),                              NC-244-16-2478
Effingham                                                                                                          
Effingham Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, Dan                             80, 22Jan1886 - ??Apr1966,            Effingham, Effingham, IL,     IL-321-14-5752
Fayette                                                                                                               
Fayette Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Lillie            86, 23May1883 - ??Aug1969,         Hagarstown,
Fayette, IL,                 IL-350-34-3361
Jefferson                                                                                                            
Jefferson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Walter          84, 21Jul1881 - 15Jun1966,             Woodlawn, Jefferson, IL,                IL-328-16-0238
Kane                                                                                                                   
Elgin, Kane Co., IL, Certificate
of Death
Ella, Simmons                        79,
W, F, W, 31Jan1881, Kansas City, KS, 06, May 1960, 
              D/o Jost Blankenship,
& Rebecca Unk, Informant Paul Simmons, Gladys Logerslrom 
From Dorothy Hettinga
dothett3(at)hotmail.com
                                                          Transcribed
by Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com 
Macon                                                                                                                
Macon Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Bernice        66, 30Jan1903 - ??Dec1969,            Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-359-01-2493
Blankenship, W.                73, 11Sep1892 - ??Jan1966,            Iuka,
Marion, IL,                                             IL-327-32-7433
Blankenship,
George         71, 11Aug1897 - ??Dec1968,          Salem, Marion, IL,                          IL-360-30-3382
Blankenship,
Bertha          92, 07Feb1875 - ??Dec1967,           Warrensburg, Macon, IL,                IL-320-44-9954
Madison                                                                                                             
Madison Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Marion         69, 31Oct1896 - ??Feb1966,            East Alton, Madison, IL,                 OK-442-01-8179
McHenry                                                                                                            
+1962, McHenry, McHenry Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 05, 1962
Bernice M. Ludwig, nee Blankenship, of McHenry, Ill., formerly of Springfield, beloved wife of
William; fond stepmother of Janice Ludwig of Chicago, and William F. Ludwig,
serving with the air force; sister of Mrs. Ruth Malerich
of Georgia, and Raymond
Blankenship of Michigan. 
Resting at the K. K.Hamsher Funeral Home,
Fox Lake, from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, and after 3 p.m. Thursday, at the Wieting Funeral Home, 3658 S. Wolcott street.
Funeral Friday, 1:30 p.m. Interment Glen Oaks cemetery, Maywood, Ill.
Information, Justice 7-4651 and LA 3-0985.
From: Diane Renfrow
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1969, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., IL, Obituary
Chicago Tribune (IL) - June 16, 1969
Leonard E. Ochocki of Spring Grove,
formerly of Powers Lake, Wis., fond father of Debra Ann and Carol Lynn Ochocki, both of Chicago; brother of Norma [Lee] Blankenship of Chicago; nephew of John [Helen] Ochocki of Chicago, Theodore [Jean] Ochocki
of Chicago, Anna [Ray] Byluff of Salem, Wis., Irene Stankey of Chicago, and Mrs. Betty [Ben] Kosin of Chicago; uncle of Stanley [Ruth] Miller of Spring
Grove and Joseph Miller of Downey, Ill.; other nieces and nephews survive. 
Former owner of Leonard's Resoft, Pow[MISSING-TEXT]
Lake. Veteran of World War II. Restint
at K. K. Hamsher Funeral Home, Fox Lake, after 1 p.m.
Monday. 
Funeral 10:15 a.m. Tuesday from funeral home to St. Bede's church. Interment St. Bede's. Information,
312-587-2100.
From: Diane Renfrow
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McLean                                                                                                              
McLean Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Howard        83, 19Jun1884 - ??Nov1967,           Chenoa, Mclean, IL,                        IL-319-14-2595
Montgomery                                                                                                      
Montgomery Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, James           89, 03Feb1878 - ??Jan1968,            Nokomis,
Montgomery, IL,               IL-333-32-1905
Moultrie                                                                                                             
1965, Dalton City, Moultrie Co., IL, Death
Chicago Tribune (IL) - October 21, 1965
FARMER IN BARN KILLS MAN
Dalton City, Ill., Oct. 20 (AP) -- Roger Blankenship 19, Decatur was shot and killed by a farmer early today. His
companion David T. Snyder, 20, of Decatur was charged with attempted theft. The
farmer Carl E. Thompson, 46, told deputy sheriffs his farm had been the scene
of robberies and thefts of farm tools and gasoline. He said he hid in a barn
and waited and the two youths approached an outdoor gasoline storage tank
breaking the lock. Thompson said he called to them and Blankenship ran. Thompson shot him with a revolver and apprehended
Snyder.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Saline                                                                                                                 
Saline Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Charles         83, 26Mar1885 - ??Feb1969,           Harrisburg, Saline, IL,                     CO-522-42-7165
Sangamon                                                                                                          
1962, Sangamon Co, IL, Springfield Junior College
http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/alumni/cgi-bin/alumni.cgi
Blankenship, Wilma
From: Diane Renfrow
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Sangamon
Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, Alma            75, 15Sep1891 - ??Apr1967,           Springfield,
Sangamon, IL,               IL-351-18-9912
Blankenship, J.                  76, 29Nov1890 - ??Sep1967,           Springfield,
Sangamon, IL,               IL-351-28-7242
Blankenship, Tony             74, 25Mar1892 - ??Nov1966,          Springfield,
Sangamon, IL,               IL-344-03-2443
Shelby                                                                                                                
Shelby Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship,
Edward         72, 17Sep1896 - ??Dec1968,           Shelbyville, Shelby, IL,                   IL-343-32-4537
Tazewell                                                                                                             
Tazewell Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, John             71, 18Feb1897 - ??Mar1968,           Pekin, Tazewell, IL,                         IL-329-05-2220
Vermilion                                                                                                           
Vermilion Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , 
Blankenship, Grant            75, 25Aug1890 - ??Feb1966,           Danville,
Vermilion, IL,                  IL-322-30-8336
Will                                                                                                                    
1966, Joliet, Will Co., IL, Death
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 25, 1966
Kelly Blankenship,
23, of 822 Wenberg pl., Joliet, died early yesterday
of injuries he suffered in an accident Friday night.
From: Diane Renfrow
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