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Roberta Ann “Bobbi” Blankenship Steele

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Birth	:	6 Feb 1938 Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	16 Feb 2012 McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.0699997, -101.5318985
Description	:	Roberta Ann "Bobbi" Blankenship passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 73 years old. Bobbi was born on March 6, 1938, to Walter Thomas and Violet Stell "Dell" (Seitz) Blankenship in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Bobbi attended various rural schools and Benkelman High School. In February of 1955, she was united in marriage to Malvin Steele in Bird City, Kansas. To this union five children were born, Roberta Lynn "Bobbie", Annabelle Lee "Annie", Malvin B. "Bud", Roxanne Marie "Roxie", and Betty Jo "Jo". Bobbie moved to Sterling, CO in 1970. She later moved to... Read More	Roberta Ann "Bobbi" Blankenship passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 73 years old. Bobbi was born on March 6, 1938, to Walter Thomas and Violet Stell "Dell" (Seitz) Blankenship in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Bobbi attended various rural schools and Benkelman High School. In February of 1955, she was united in marriage to Malvin Steele in Bird City, Kansas. To this union five children were born, Roberta Lynn "Bobbie", Annabelle Lee "Annie", Malvin B. "Bud", Roxanne Marie "Roxie", and Betty Jo "Jo". Bobbie moved to Sterling, CO in 1970. She later moved to Crook, CO where she was owner and operator of a bar for 30 years until it burned in February of 2010. She then moved to Sidney, NE for just over a year until her health started to decline and she moved to Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook in June of 2011. Preceding her in death were: parents, Walter Blankenship and Dell (Blankenship) Ditton; daughter, Roxie Steele; step-father, Kelly Ditton; sister and brother-in-law, Ruby and Pete Terry; and infant brother, Timothy Blankenship. Survivors are: son, Bud Steele and wife, Linda, of Burwell, NE; daughters, Bobbie and husband, Rick Gohl, and Annie and husband, Bud Kehler, all of Culbertson, and Jo McCormick of Ovid, CO; siblings, Georgie and husband, Dick Seybold, of Trenton, Tom Blankenship and wife, Carrie, of Phoenix, AZ, Judy and husband, Bob Clark, of Benkelman, June and husband, Mike Nothaus of Palisade and Evelyn Blankenship of Trenton; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Inurnment was in the Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, NE. Thursday, February 16, 2012 McCook Daily Gazette∼Roberta Blankenship March 6, 1938 - Feb. 16, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Roberta Blankenship, 73, orginally from Benkelman, Nebraska, died today (Feb. 16, 2012) at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Services are pending with Carpenter Breland Funeral Home.

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Roberta Ann “Bobbi” Blankenship Steele's memorial is located at: Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA.
When did Roberta Ann “Bobbi” Blankenship Steele death?
Roberta Ann “Bobbi” Blankenship Steele death on 16 Feb 2012 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.0699997
Longitude: -101.5318985

Family Members:

Parent

Walter Thomas Blankenship

(1912 - 1958)

Violet Stella Seitz Ditton

(1917 - 1973)

Siblings

Ruby Alice Blankenship Terry

(1940 - 1999)

Georgia Jean Blankenship Seybold

(1941 - 2013)

Timothy Charles Blankenship

(1947 - 1947)

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