Dale Blanchard

July 2, 1925 - April 6, 2011

Tustin - Dale Blanchard of Tustin died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Bell Oakes Living Center in Missaukee County. He was 85. He was born in Calhoun County, Michigan on July 2, 1925 and had lived in the Cadillac area since the early 1930\'s. He graduated from Tustin (Pine River) High School. Mr. Blanchard was a Veteran of both World War II and of the Korean Conflict serving in the United States Navy. He had been employed at Michigan Bell for 35 years and retired in 1982. Mr. Blanchard was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Leroy and a life member of the VFW Post #10770 of Leroy and was one of the founding members of CASA. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, bowling and hunting. Survivors include his children: James Guy (Sara) Blanchard of Wixom, Clay (Cheryl) Blanchard and Penny Stange all of Cadillac; step children: Diane (Dick) Warner of Cadillac, Marcia (Ken) Nelson of Ypsilanti and Bob (Connie) Petrimoulx of Morley; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; a sister, Lucille Tugan of Mount Pleasant; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy A. & Geita L. (Ide) Blanchard; 2 spouces: Gladys (Petrimoulx) Blanchard in 1979 and Kay L. (Compton) (Engler) Blanchard in 2009 and his brothers and sisters. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Leroy with Reverend Dan Turos officiating. His final resting place will be Maple Hill Cemetery in Cadillac. Friends may meet the family from 10:00 AM until time of services at church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer\'s Association. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com. ', '');