Laura Ella Engle and John Blenz

JOHN BLENZ was born April 14, 1869 in Saint Louis, Missouri,⁴⁵⁶ and died December 30, 1939 in Colville, Stevens, Washington.³⁶⁶¹ He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Colville, Stevens, Washington.⁴⁵⁶

He married LAURA ELLA ENGLE on September 9, 1895 in Spokane, Spokane, Wahington,⁵²¹⁷ daughter of MARY ELIZABETH HUSTON and JOHN RIDGEWAY ENGLE. She was born October 10, 1871 in Montrose, Henry, Missouri,⁴⁵⁶ and died November 28, 1952 in Colville, Stevens, Washington.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Highland Cemetery, Colville, Stevens, Washington.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of LAURA ELLA ENGLE and JOHN BLENZ:

1. PAULINE ALTA BLENZ, b. September 11, 1896, Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho;⁷⁹⁰⁵ m. (1) RALPH EDWARD MCCUMBER on September 3, 1915 in Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho⁴⁰⁷⁹, m. (2) WILLIAM ERLANDSON; d. March 13, 1950, Klamath Marsh, Klamath, Oregon.⁷⁹⁰⁵
2. LOUISE E. BLENZ, b. August 7, 1898;⁴⁵⁶ d. June 9, 1899;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Wilbur Cemetery, Lincoln County, Washington.⁴⁵⁶
3. AUGUST HENRY BLENZ, b. April 16, 1900, Colville, Stevens, Washington;⁴⁵⁶ m. (1) ISABELLE HANNA WEITZEL on May 12, 1920 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington⁵²¹⁷, m. (2) ANN GRAY; d. February 23, 1981, Albany, Linn, Oregon.⁴⁵⁶
4. BURREL JOSEPH BLENZ, b. July 2, 1903, Lincoln County, Washington;⁷³⁷⁷ d. June 4, 1989.⁵⁶
5. ROY JOHN BLENZ, b. April 29, 1906, Spokane, Spokane, Washington;⁹⁴⁶⁷ d. February 2, 1972, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon.⁹⁴⁶⁷
6. LLOYD ENGLE BLENZ, b. March 27, 1914, Wilbur, Lincoln, Washington;⁴⁵⁶ m. WILMA M. HARLAN on October 15, 1936⁴⁵⁶; d. April 4, 1996.⁴⁵⁶

Obituaries

Spokane Daily Chronicle, January 2, 1940⁹⁴⁶⁵

John Blenz Services Set on Wednesday

COLVILLE, Wash., Jan. 2.—John Blenz, 70, rancher of the Greenwood district for 22 years who died Saturday at a local hospital, will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday from the Cory-Moser chapel. The Rev. Charles Bierkemper will officiate, with interment in Highland cemetery.

Surviving are the widow, Ella; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline McCumber, Klamath Falls, Ore.; four sons, August Tiller, Ore.; Beryl, Colville; Roy, Tacoma, and Lloyd, Kettle Falls, and four sisters and two brothers.

Spokesman-Review, November 30, 1952⁹⁴⁶⁶

FUNERAL RITES MONDAY FOR MRS. LAURA BLENZ

KETTLE FALLS, Wash., Nov. 29—Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Ella Blenz, 81, who died in a local hospital Friday, will be held at 1 p.. m. Monday at the Moser-Egger chapel in Colville. Interment will be in Highland cemetery.

She was born in Missouri and had resided 45 years at Palmer siding, four miles west of Colville.

Survivors include four sons, Lloyd and Beryl Blenz, both of Colville, and Roy and August Blenz in Oregon; a brother, Beryl Engle, in California; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 14, 18808621	Bear Creek, Henry, Missouri	Mary Elizabeth Huston John Ridgeway Engle Eveline Alta Engle Amos A. Engle Nancy Jane Engle Laura Ella Engle Joseph Burr Engle William J. Engle Nellie Engle
June 16, 19007650	Mayer, Spokane, Washington	John Blenz Laura Ella Engle Pauline Alta Blenz August Henry Blenz
April 28, 19101169	Wilson Creek, Lincoln, Washington	John Blenz Laura Ella Engle Pauline Alta Blenz August Henry Blenz Burrel Joseph Blenz Roy John Blenz
January 6, 19209468	Bruce Creek, Stevens, Washington	John Blenz Laura Ella Engle August Henry Blenz Burrel Joseph Blenz Roy John Blenz Louise E. Blenz
April 14, 19309470	Meyers Falls, Stevens, Washington	John Blenz Laura Ella Engle Orville Edward McCumber Lloyd Engle Blenz
April 17, 19409471	Meyers Falls, Stevens, Washington	Lloyd Engle Blenz Wilma M. Harlan Laura Ella Engle
April 14, 19509472	Stevens County, Washington	Lloyd Engle Blenz Wilma M. Harlan Laura Ella Engle Son