Obituary of Cecelia Blanche (Bloom) Tucker, 2002; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Tucker, Bloom, McGarvey, Kekelis, Fontaine, Adamson, Harman, Collum,
Bell

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Blanche Tucker 

Blanche Tucker, 91, of Salem, died March 12, 2002, at her home. 

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Restlawn Funeral Home at Salem.
Interment will be at the Restlawn Memory Gardens. 

Blanche was born Cecelia Blanche Bloom on Dec. 8, 1910, at Arvona, Pa. On
March 30, 1931, she married Sherman I. Tucker and they shared their life
together in Salem. She raised two daughters and cared for many, many foster
children over the years. 

Blanche was a homemaker and kept herself busy delivering newspapers, working
hay and berry fields, delivering parts for the tractors, doing the bookkeeping
and feeding the endless army of workers and visitors. Her home was always open
to provide a home-cooked meal with all the fixings and a place to stay and
visit. 

Blanche was a kind and warm-hearted person who will be missed by all who were
lucky to have known her. Her wisdom, courage and shy sense of humor will be
treasured by all. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman, who died in May of 1991. 

Survivors include her brothers, Glenn and Ray Bloom; daughters, Sheila
McGarvey and Shirley Laughlin; seven grandchildren, Rachelle Kekelis, Sheila
Fontaine, Shelby Adamson, Sherman Harman, Sonya Collum, Shannon Harman and
Secelia Bell; 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. 

Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite children's charity.