JEANNE E COPE BLETH, Obituary, Fergus Co., MT

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Lewistown Paper  8-15-87
Lewistown MT- Fergus County

Jeanne E Cope Bleth, 61, of Lewistown died August 15 at the Central Montana Hospital after an extended 
illness

She was born August 27, 1925 in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of Harold and Eleanor Cope.  She received her 
education in Ohio, graduating from High school at Belarie. She later received a degree in nursing at 
Wheeling, WV. 

She moved to Livingston to Livingston, MT in 1947 and was united in marriage to John Bleth in Livingston 
July3. 1947

In 1959, she moved to White Sulphur Springs and then to Lewistown in 1961, where she lived until the time 
of her death.

She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church and had been employed as a registered nurse in 
Lewistown for many years, retiring from the Montana Home for the Aged in l985.

Mrs. Bleth is survived by her husband. John, of Lewistown; two sons, John D, of Colstrip and Kim L of 
Honolulu, HI; one daughter, Mrs. Mark (Tanya) Koemich, Colstrip; her mother and stepfather, ELeanor and 
Benjamin Belt of Shadyside, OH: two sisters. Joanne Speece, Wllloughby, OH and Betty Moullet of 
Ekalaha;

Six brothers, William Cope Tarzana, Calif.; Richard Cope. Wayrahu, Hawaii; Dr. James K. Cope, Forsyth: 
Jerry Cope. Toledo, OH; Thomas Cope, Wadsworth. OH; and David Cope, Bridgeport, OH; and six 
grandchildren.

Graveside services for Jeanne Eleanor Cope Bleth were held Tuesday, August 18 at Sunset Memorial 
Gardens with Andy O'BLeness of the Jehovah's Witnesses Church officiating.

Pallbearers were Toby Baukema, Gary Edwards, Clifford Mardkian. Lafe McWilllams, Jimmy Steen and 
Patrick Vanegan

Interment followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The Cloyd Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements 
Memorials may be made to the Joanne Bleth Memorial may be left the funeral home,