- Born on: February 25, 1936
- Departed on: February 17, 2022
- Resided in: Marion, IA
Blanche McVey
Blanche McVey, 85, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 17th, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 6th, 2022, from 3:00- 6:00 pm at IBEW (1211 Wiley Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404).
Blanche was born on February 25th, 1936, in Salem, South Dakota to Herbert and Florence (Sandstrom) Klontz. She married the love of her life, William Thomas McVey on October 5th, 1957, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Blanche enjoyed her trips to Meskwaki Casino. Blanche was a snow bird in Mesa Arizona for many years. She was an avid golfer. Her favorite saying to her sons was “Drive for show and putt for dough.” There wasn’t a puzzle that she wouldn’t tackle. One of her famous sayings was “Oh My ‘and ‘I’ll take a shell‘. A.k.a. beer.
Paper tole and cross stitching were her crafting pastimes during long winter months. Fishing down at Lake McBride with her ole bamboo pole was a sight to see. (She caught ‘em)
Survivors include her husband, Bill McVey of Marion, Iowa; brother Herbert Klontz of Oklahoma, sister Pat Ericksen of Ohio and children, daughter Teri Butz (Rick) Sons Bill McVey Jr. (Lorie) and Randy McVey (Diane)
Grand Children Joshua Kintzel(Kelly), Mollie McDonald(Marty), Stephanie Henry(Domonique), Samantha Conley, Emilia Aleksander (Justin), Trent McVey and numerous great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and grandson Logan McVey
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
Blanche was born on February 25th, 1936, in Salem, South Dakota to Herbert and Florence (Sandstrom) Klontz. She married the love of her life, William Thomas McVey on October 5th, 1957, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Blanche enjoyed her trips to Meskwaki Casino. Blanche was a snow bird in Mesa Arizona for many years. She was an avid golfer. Her favorite saying to her sons was “Drive for show and putt for dough.” There wasn’t a puzzle that she wouldn’t tackle. One of her famous sayings was “Oh My ‘and ‘I’ll take a shell‘. A.k.a. beer.
Paper tole and cross stitching were her crafting pastimes during long winter months. Fishing down at Lake McBride with her ole bamboo pole was a sight to see. (She caught ‘em)
Survivors include her husband, Bill McVey of Marion, Iowa; brother Herbert Klontz of Oklahoma, sister Pat Ericksen of Ohio and children, daughter Teri Butz (Rick) Sons Bill McVey Jr. (Lorie) and Randy McVey (Diane)
Grand Children Joshua Kintzel(Kelly), Mollie McDonald(Marty), Stephanie Henry(Domonique), Samantha Conley, Emilia Aleksander (Justin), Trent McVey and numerous great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and grandson Logan McVey
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
