Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Blankley, David H. September 29, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/15/2009  
  Blankley, David H.    
   
   
  David H. Blankley LOS ANGELES, CA David H. Blankley passed away peacefully on 
  Tuesday, September 29, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif., with Shirley Kelly, his 
  partner of 20 years, and his nephew, Gary Shenk, by is side. He was fighting 
  cancer along with other complications. He was born in Williamsport, on August 
  6, 1930, to Russell and Muriel Blankley. He moved with his family to 
  Alexandria, Va., in 1942. He graduated from George Washington High School in 
  1949. David served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He resided in 
  Springfield, Va., until 1980 with his wife Bettie, when they relocated to 
  Delray Beach, Fla. He was a founding member of the Northern Virginia Senior 
  Softball in 1980. During his time with that organization he was inducted into 
  the Washington, D.C. Area Senior Softball Hall of Fame. He was an avid 
  sportsman, participating in baseball, softball, and tennis, as well as being a 
  bicyclist and motorcycle enthusiast. He was a compassionate person and a 
  gentleman in every sense of the word. He was predeceased by his father, mother, 
  and wife. He leaves his nephew, Gary Shenk; his nephew, Phillip Shenk and his 
  family, and his niece, Joy Behney and her family, all from Pennsylvania; and 
  his loving partner, Shirley Kelly of Boca Raton, Fla. He will be laid to rest 
  on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Hershey Cemetery, Hershey. The funeral procession 
  will depart from Rothermel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 25 W. Pine 
  St., Palmyra, PA 17078 at 12:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions 
  may be made to Save the Manatee, 500 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland, FL 32751; 
  National Wildlife Federation, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190; or 
  to Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital, 185 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL 
  33477.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/15/2009  
  
  
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