Ionia-Montcalm County MI Archives Obituaries.....Albert, Blanche C. 2004
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The Greenville Daily News, September 15, 2004


Blanche C. Albert, 86, of Greenville, passed away Monday evening, September 13, 
2004, at Spectrum Health United Memorial United Campus, Long Term Care Unit, 
Greenville.  The daughter of John and Flavie Cormier Cyr, she was born March 8, 
1918 in Grand Isle, Maine.

On October 29, 1934, in Grand Isle, she married Alphonse Albert.  Blanche had 
worked as a nurse’s aide at the former United Memorial Hospital and Ore-Ida 
Foods plant and was a member of St. Charles Catholic church.  She was known 
as “Nanny” to all her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many 
other “little” friends.  She loved to cook, knit and play cards. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Alphonse Albert on September 8, 1985, 
13 brothers and sisters, four brothers-in-law, and three sisters-in-law.

She is survived by four daughters and their husbands, Alphonsine “Al” and Gene 
Beckler of Greenville, Nancy and Bill Baker of Peoria, Ill., Ruth and Dale 
Wanink of Belding, Virginia “Ginny” and Jessie Seward of Sheridan; 13 
grandchildren, John and Lynn Beckler of the Marshall Islands, Gene and Sharyl 
Beckler of Anderson, S.C., Judy Beckler of Greenville, David Beckler of 
Stanton, Keith and Dusty Baker of East Peoria, Ill., Kevin and Cindy Baker of 
Shereville, Ind., Kenny Baker of Peoria, Ill., Allen and Wendy Gladding, Brian 
and Sue Gladding, all of Greenville, Kim Gladding and her fiancé’ Steve Croff 
of Belding, Lisa Gale and her friend Joe of Sheridan, Tamara Fisher and her 
friend Todd of Saranac, Michael and Toni Courter of Sheridan; 25 great-
grandchildren; sister, Catherine Sirois of Grand Isle, Maine; adopted daughter, 
Mary McMeeken and her family of Belding; several siblings-in-law; and many 
nieces and nephews, and cousins.

The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. 
Charles Catholic Church, Greenville, with the Rev. Father Phil Salmonowicz 
officiating.  Burial will follow in Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Belding.  
Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral 
Home, Greenville, with a rosary prayer service beginning at 8:30 p.m.  For 
those planning a memorial tribute, the family suggests contributions to the 
Patient Activities Fund Long Term Care Unit at Spectrum Health United Memorial 
United Campus, Greenville.  Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.


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