OBITUARY: Nathan C. Blanck, 1928-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa 

Original version posted on www.mcpress.com -- July 13, 2005
 



                          Nathan C. Blanck

Services for Nathan C. Blanck were held Saturday, July 2, 2005 at the
Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, Waterloo, Iowa. The Reverend
Kevin Wilkening pastor for Cedar Heights Baptist Church, Cedar Falls
officiated.

Nathan Blanck was born Dec. 5, 1928 in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa,
the son of George F. and Hazel D. Gideon Blanck.

Nathan married Darlene A. Huffman on June 25, 1950 in Charles City.  She
preceded him in death on Dec. 12, 1993. He then married Margaret Marie
Mohring on June 28, 1996 in Waterloo.

Blanck was employed at the Waterloo John Deere Tractor works as a machinist
and trucker for 26 years, retiring in 1989. He was also a member of Local
#838, was active in the Allen Memorial Hospital Stroke Club, community
affairs and the neighborhood association.

Preceding Nathan in death were two brothers in infancy and three sisters,
Dorothy Slater, Darlyn Gerberding and Edith Gerberding (they married
brothers.)

His survivors include his wife; two sons, Charles G. (Rosiland) Blanck of
Apalachacola, Florida and Duane E. (Sandra) Godderz of Rudd, Iowa, four
daughters Sue L. (Rick) Pettit and Marie (Keith) Wright both of Waterloo,
Sally L. (George) Culpepper of Rockford, Illinois and Patricia (Kerry)
Kruger of Nashua; two sisters Virginia Moore of Des Moines and Ramona
(Galen) Morse of Osage; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.



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