Blanche King

Blanche P. King, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Resthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at Loveland Church of Christ, 4100 S. Taft St. in Loveland. She was born July 20, 1921, to Cliff and Rose Walter in Agra, Kan. She graduated from Agra High School in 1940. She married Merrill A. King March 1, 1943, in Cheyenne, Wyo. She is survived by daughter Connie Elliott and husband, Jim, of Fort Collins; daughter Marilyn Mason and husband, Russ, of Bailey; stepdaughter Catherine Moore of Bloomer, Wis.; four grandchildren, James Elliott of Denver, Gary Elliott and wife, Wendi, of Wellington, Sheri Mason and husband, Andrea Pagani, of Italy, Mark Mason and wife, Kathryn, of Lakewood; eight great-grandchildren, Travis, Savanah, Holly and Lacee Elliott, of Wellington, and Kaleigh, Mackenzie, Kassandra and Marshall Mason of Lakewood; four step-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; and many friends and relatives. She was preceded in death by Merrill, her husband of 47 years. She was a member of the Loveland Church of Christ. Contributions may be made to Mountain States Children's Home in Longmont in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com .