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Velma Edna Halterman Blunk

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Birth	:	22 Jan 1911 Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Dec 1998 Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0008011, -95.3469009
Description	:	Velma E. Blunk, 87, died Monday, December 7, 1998, at Dunlap Care Center in Dunlap. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, with the Rev. Kurt R. Kaiser and the Rev. Daniel G. Gifford officiating. Music for the service included Karen Blunk singing "In Heaven Above" and the congregation singing "Amazing Grace" and "Beautiful Savior". Karen Kahl served as organist. Casket bearers were Steve Blunk, Justin Berndt, Mike Blunk, Mark Blunk, Patrick Staley and James Staley. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements. Velma Edna... Read More	Velma E. Blunk, 87, died Monday, December 7, 1998, at Dunlap Care Center in Dunlap. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, with the Rev. Kurt R. Kaiser and the Rev. Daniel G. Gifford officiating. Music for the service included Karen Blunk singing "In Heaven Above" and the congregation singing "Amazing Grace" and "Beautiful Savior". Karen Kahl served as organist. Casket bearers were Steve Blunk, Justin Berndt, Mike Blunk, Mark Blunk, Patrick Staley and James Staley. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements. Velma Edna Halterman was born January 22, 1911, on the family farm in Guthrie County, Iowa near Bayard, the daughter of William E. and Lu Nettie (Crawford) Halterman. She was received into God's Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on January 15, 1920, at the Bayard Christian Church and confirmed in her Christian Faith February 20, 1944, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Deloit. She was raised on farms in the Guthrie County area and received her formal education in the local country schools and did domestic work in area homes. She married Carl Henry Blunk on September 15, 1931, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Their union was blessed with six children, William, Nelda, Orlene, Myrland, Roger and Marlene. They made their home on farms in Crawford County, farming for many years for the Tebbe Brothers. From 1944 until retiring in 1968, Velma and Carl farmed on their own. After retiring from the farm, they moved to Sunset Trailer Court in Denison, where Velma was employed for 12 years in the Dietary Department at Eventide Lutheran Home. In 1980, they moved to the Oakwood Apartments in Denison. Carl died on October 16, 1986, and Velma continued to reside at her apartment. Since January 23, 1998, she had resided at the Dunlap Care Center. She enjoyed spending her time sewing, cooking and baking. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. She is survived by three daughters, Nelda (Robert) Lyman of Phoenix, AZ, Orlene (Charles) Staley of Charter Oak, and Marlene (Mickael) Berndt of Denison; three sons, William (Donna) Blunk of Ankeny, Myrland (Carol) Blunk of Denison, and Roger (Karen) Blunk of Park Forest, IL; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one sister, Elvina Raygor of Denison; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two grandsons, Jay Lyman and Ronald Blunk, one great-grand-daughter, Valerie Blunk, six brothers, Orville, Howard, Lester, Lewis, Sewell and Robert Halterman, and three sisters, Ellen Nelson, Eva Halterman and Eldora Hall. Crawford County obituary

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Velma Edna Halterman Blunk's memorial is located at: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Crawford County, USA.
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Velma Edna Halterman Blunk death on 7 Dec 1998 in Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0008011
Longitude: -95.3469009

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Parent

Spouse

Carl Henry Blunk

(1910 - 1986)

Siblings

Lester Halterman

(1900 - 1972)

Elvina L. Halterman Raygor

(1904 - 1999)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Crawford Heights Memory Gardens
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0008011, -95.3469009

2. Oakland Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9972000, -95.3478012

3. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9958000, -95.3450012

4. Old Catholic Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0043983, -95.3189011

5. Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0247002, -95.3394012

6. Washington Township Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9354000, -95.3387000

7. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331

8. Buck Grove Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067841, -95.3839722

9. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

10. Deloit Cemetery
Deloit, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1075325, -95.3136520

11. Nishnabotna Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9086952, -95.2464447

12. Vail Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0647011, -95.2102966

13. Saint Anns Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0513992, -95.1868973

14. King Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1007996, -95.2319031

15. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8922005, -95.2200012

16. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

17. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

18. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972

19. Morgan Cemetery
Schleswig, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1394005, -95.4403000

20. Hayes Township Cemetery
Westside, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0083199, -95.1216583

21. Bockelmann Family Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0954020, -95.5357330

22. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

23. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

24. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ricketts, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1215000, -95.5265000