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Verneva Lavonne “Vee” Blanchard Stevens

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Birth	:	3 Jul 1935 Dedham, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 2011 Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Scranton Township Cemetery, Scranton, Greene County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0306015, -94.5783005
Description	:	Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home Verneva "Vee" Lavonne (Blanchard) Stevens, age 76, of Glidden, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Carroll Health Center in Carroll, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville. Congregational hymns will be “In the Garden” and “The Old Rugged Cross”. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Scranton from 5:00 – 7:30 P.M. on Friday. Burial will be in the Scranton Cemetery. Honorary casket bearers will be her grandchildren. A luncheon will then be held for... Read More	Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home Verneva "Vee" Lavonne (Blanchard) Stevens, age 76, of Glidden, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Carroll Health Center in Carroll, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville. Congregational hymns will be “In the Garden” and “The Old Rugged Cross”. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Scranton from 5:00 – 7:30 P.M. on Friday. Burial will be in the Scranton Cemetery. Honorary casket bearers will be her grandchildren. A luncheon will then be held for all friends and family at the American Legion in Glidden following the graveside service. Born on July 3, 1935 near Dedham, Iowa, she was the daughter of Zacherie and Melitta (Wegner) Blanchard. “Vee” as she was known to most grew up near Carrollton, Iowa, where she attended grade school and graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1952. She attended the Iowa State Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Iowa, obtaining a teaching certificate in Elementrary Education. After a few years of teaching, she attended Iowa State University, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementrary Education. She married Kenneth Stevens of Scranton on November 18, 1962 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Vee taught elementary school for 36 years at the following schools: Callender for 1 year, Dana for 1 year, Grand Junction for 3 years, East Greene for 4 years (when she went from being Miss Blanchard to Mrs. Stevens), Scranton for 1 year, then started her family. After having her 4 children, she resumed teaching at Scranton for another 5 years, at Lohrville for 9 years, and Southern Cal for 12 years. She retired from teaching in May of 2000. She had the privilege of having all 4 of her children in her classroom. Vee was a member of Holy Trinity Luteran Church of Farnhamville, where she served as chairman of the Social Ministry committee and was a member of Good Samaritan Circle. She was previously a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson where she was on the Education Committee, and taught Sunday School. She was a member of the Iowa Reading Association and had served as a Science Fair Judge at the local and county levels. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Lohrville Birthday Club. Vee was a Cub Scout Den Mother and was very proud that all three of her sons, her son-in-law and one grandson all received the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother Mike Blanchard; a brother Marden Blanchard; a sister Maradell Mahler; a daughter-in-law Lisa Stevens and a granddaughter Katie Van Horn.

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Verneva Lavonne “Vee” Blanchard Stevens's memorial is located at: Scranton Township Cemetery, Scranton, Greene County, USA.
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Verneva Lavonne “Vee” Blanchard Stevens death on 15 Aug 2011 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0306015
Longitude: -94.5783005

Family Members:

Parent

Zackeire Clarence Blanchard

(1890 - 1966)

Melitta S Viola Wegner Blanchard

(1898 - 1957)

Spouse

Kenneth Eugene Stevens

(1936 - 2017)

Siblings

DeLane Clarence “Mike” Blanchard

(1925 - 1999)

Marden Lester “Pat” Blanchard

(1926 - 2008)

(unknow - unknow)

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13. Union Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8781013, -94.6389008

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Coordinate: 42.1874821, -94.5419194

15. Old Carrollton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9233017, -94.7403030

16. Jefferson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0133018, -94.3591995

17. Oak Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9053001, -94.7200012

18. McCurdy Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9403000, -94.7649994

19. Coon Rapids Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8778000, -94.6678009

20. Greenbrier Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9063988, -94.4218979

21. Holy Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1178017, -94.7839966

22. Lanesboro Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1810989, -94.7230988

23. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Willey, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9783363, -94.8212204

24. East Liberty Cemetery
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