MARRIAGE: Francis 'Frank' Meidell
DATE: 1939
MARRIAGE: Robert Wayne Lingscheit
DATE: July 11, 1993
MARRIAGE: Harry Owen Witt
DATE: September 20, 2013
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Franklin County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1889-Present
County: Franklin
Auditor File Number: 136391
Document Type: MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
Groom's Name: LINGSCHEIT ROBERT WAYNE
Bride's Name: MEIDELL BLANCHE L
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 7/11/1993
Recording Date: 7/19/1993
Cnty-Ceremony: Benton County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Franklin County
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1865-Present
County: Walla Walla
Reference Number: 2013-10057
Person A's First Name: HARRY
Person B's First Name: BLANCHE
Person A's Middle Name: OWEN
Person B's Middle Name: LILLIAN
Document Type: Marriage License
Person A's Last Name: WITT
Person B's Last Name: MEIDELL
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 9/30/2013
Recording Date: 10/03/2013
Cnty-Ceremony: Walla Walla County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Walla Walla County
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Marriage Records)
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OBITUARY: Blanche Lillian Witt
Blanche Meidell Witt went to her rest Feb. 24, 2015 in Walla Walla, WA. She had lived in the Tri-Cities since 1947. She was born in San Francisco, CA. It is no surprise to those who knew her that her nickname in school was “Sparky”!
She married Francis Meidell in 1939 and worked with him as a welder in the Long Beach shipyards in WWII. She was the only welder skilled enough and small enough to fit into the bow hull of the first icebreaker to go to Antarctica.
Blanche was diagnosed at age 30 with MS, at a time when very little was known about the disease. She credited the Lord with her 63-year remission. She was a couture dressmaker for many years. She was a brave traveler –going on a Holy Lands tour just days after the 6-Day War, and in her 60s driving the support van for a trip by a senior citizen friend as she walked, biked, and roller skated across the country.
She was devoted to her Lord, her own family, and to her church family. She knew all the members in her church by name and sight and loved being a greeter.
Blanche and Frank built a cabin themselves in the Blue Mts. and for 6 years they provided a temporary home for expectant young girls. More than one didn’t want to leave their stable and loving environment. Frank died in 1985.
In 1993 she married a long time friend Wayne Lingscheit. They enjoyed each other immensely and traveled to the South Pacific, Alaska, East Coast, and Hawaii. She was widowed again in 2000.
In Sept. 2013 as she married Harry Witt, a friend since 1951. Sadly they only had a little time together. She awaits the Great Resurrection.
Blanche is survived by her husband, Harry Witt, of Walla Walla, a daughter Tomina (Jerry) Ward of Kennewick, daughter Nikki (Ramon) Gonzalez of Grand Terrace, CA, son Frank (Marilyn) Meidell of Rolla, MO, 8 grandchildren, 2 great-granddaughters, and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
Interment will be at Desert Lawn Memorial Park March 7 at 2 pm, and there will be a memorial service at the Kennewick SDA church at 3 pm.
DATE: 1939
MARRIAGE: Robert Wayne Lingscheit
DATE: July 11, 1993
MARRIAGE: Harry Owen Witt
DATE: September 20, 2013
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Franklin County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1889-Present
County: Franklin
Auditor File Number: 136391
Document Type: MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
Groom's Name: LINGSCHEIT ROBERT WAYNE
Bride's Name: MEIDELL BLANCHE L
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 7/11/1993
Recording Date: 7/19/1993
Cnty-Ceremony: Benton County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Franklin County
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1865-Present
County: Walla Walla
Reference Number: 2013-10057
Person A's First Name: HARRY
Person B's First Name: BLANCHE
Person A's Middle Name: OWEN
Person B's Middle Name: LILLIAN
Document Type: Marriage License
Person A's Last Name: WITT
Person B's Last Name: MEIDELL
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 9/30/2013
Recording Date: 10/03/2013
Cnty-Ceremony: Walla Walla County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Walla Walla County
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Marriage Records)
************************************
OBITUARY: Blanche Lillian Witt
Blanche Meidell Witt went to her rest Feb. 24, 2015 in Walla Walla, WA. She had lived in the Tri-Cities since 1947. She was born in San Francisco, CA. It is no surprise to those who knew her that her nickname in school was “Sparky”!
She married Francis Meidell in 1939 and worked with him as a welder in the Long Beach shipyards in WWII. She was the only welder skilled enough and small enough to fit into the bow hull of the first icebreaker to go to Antarctica.
Blanche was diagnosed at age 30 with MS, at a time when very little was known about the disease. She credited the Lord with her 63-year remission. She was a couture dressmaker for many years. She was a brave traveler –going on a Holy Lands tour just days after the 6-Day War, and in her 60s driving the support van for a trip by a senior citizen friend as she walked, biked, and roller skated across the country.
She was devoted to her Lord, her own family, and to her church family. She knew all the members in her church by name and sight and loved being a greeter.
Blanche and Frank built a cabin themselves in the Blue Mts. and for 6 years they provided a temporary home for expectant young girls. More than one didn’t want to leave their stable and loving environment. Frank died in 1985.
In 1993 she married a long time friend Wayne Lingscheit. They enjoyed each other immensely and traveled to the South Pacific, Alaska, East Coast, and Hawaii. She was widowed again in 2000.
In Sept. 2013 as she married Harry Witt, a friend since 1951. Sadly they only had a little time together. She awaits the Great Resurrection.
Blanche is survived by her husband, Harry Witt, of Walla Walla, a daughter Tomina (Jerry) Ward of Kennewick, daughter Nikki (Ramon) Gonzalez of Grand Terrace, CA, son Frank (Marilyn) Meidell of Rolla, MO, 8 grandchildren, 2 great-granddaughters, and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
Interment will be at Desert Lawn Memorial Park March 7 at 2 pm, and there will be a memorial service at the Kennewick SDA church at 3 pm.
MARRIAGE: Francis 'Frank' Meidell
DATE: 1939
MARRIAGE: Robert Wayne Lingscheit
DATE: July 11, 1993
MARRIAGE: Harry Owen Witt
DATE: September 20, 2013
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Franklin County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1889-Present
County: Franklin
Auditor File Number: 136391
Document Type: MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
Groom's Name: LINGSCHEIT ROBERT WAYNE
Bride's Name: MEIDELL BLANCHE L
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 7/11/1993
Recording Date: 7/19/1993
Cnty-Ceremony: Benton County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Franklin County
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1865-Present
County: Walla Walla
Reference Number: 2013-10057
Person A's First Name: HARRY
Person B's First Name: BLANCHE
Person A's Middle Name: OWEN
Person B's Middle Name: LILLIAN
Document Type: Marriage License
Person A's Last Name: WITT
Person B's Last Name: MEIDELL
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 9/30/2013
Recording Date: 10/03/2013
Cnty-Ceremony: Walla Walla County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Walla Walla County
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Marriage Records)
************************************
OBITUARY: Blanche Lillian Witt
Blanche Meidell Witt went to her rest Feb. 24, 2015 in Walla Walla, WA. She had lived in the Tri-Cities since 1947. She was born in San Francisco, CA. It is no surprise to those who knew her that her nickname in school was “Sparky”!
She married Francis Meidell in 1939 and worked with him as a welder in the Long Beach shipyards in WWII. She was the only welder skilled enough and small enough to fit into the bow hull of the first icebreaker to go to Antarctica.
Blanche was diagnosed at age 30 with MS, at a time when very little was known about the disease. She credited the Lord with her 63-year remission. She was a couture dressmaker for many years. She was a brave traveler –going on a Holy Lands tour just days after the 6-Day War, and in her 60s driving the support van for a trip by a senior citizen friend as she walked, biked, and roller skated across the country.
She was devoted to her Lord, her own family, and to her church family. She knew all the members in her church by name and sight and loved being a greeter.
Blanche and Frank built a cabin themselves in the Blue Mts. and for 6 years they provided a temporary home for expectant young girls. More than one didn’t want to leave their stable and loving environment. Frank died in 1985.
In 1993 she married a long time friend Wayne Lingscheit. They enjoyed each other immensely and traveled to the South Pacific, Alaska, East Coast, and Hawaii. She was widowed again in 2000.
In Sept. 2013 as she married Harry Witt, a friend since 1951. Sadly they only had a little time together. She awaits the Great Resurrection.
Blanche is survived by her husband, Harry Witt, of Walla Walla, a daughter Tomina (Jerry) Ward of Kennewick, daughter Nikki (Ramon) Gonzalez of Grand Terrace, CA, son Frank (Marilyn) Meidell of Rolla, MO, 8 grandchildren, 2 great-granddaughters, and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
Interment will be at Desert Lawn Memorial Park March 7 at 2 pm, and there will be a memorial service at the Kennewick SDA church at 3 pm.
DATE: 1939
MARRIAGE: Robert Wayne Lingscheit
DATE: July 11, 1993
MARRIAGE: Harry Owen Witt
DATE: September 20, 2013
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Franklin County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1889-Present
County: Franklin
Auditor File Number: 136391
Document Type: MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
Groom's Name: LINGSCHEIT ROBERT WAYNE
Bride's Name: MEIDELL BLANCHE L
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 7/11/1993
Recording Date: 7/19/1993
Cnty-Ceremony: Benton County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Franklin County
Record Series: Marriage Records
Collection: Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1865-Present
County: Walla Walla
Reference Number: 2013-10057
Person A's First Name: HARRY
Person B's First Name: BLANCHE
Person A's Middle Name: OWEN
Person B's Middle Name: LILLIAN
Document Type: Marriage License
Person A's Last Name: WITT
Person B's Last Name: MEIDELL
Maiden-Name: ADAMS
Ceremony-Date: 9/30/2013
Recording Date: 10/03/2013
Cnty-Ceremony: Walla Walla County
Cnty-Issue-Lic: Walla Walla County
(Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Marriage Records)
************************************
OBITUARY: Blanche Lillian Witt
Blanche Meidell Witt went to her rest Feb. 24, 2015 in Walla Walla, WA. She had lived in the Tri-Cities since 1947. She was born in San Francisco, CA. It is no surprise to those who knew her that her nickname in school was “Sparky”!
She married Francis Meidell in 1939 and worked with him as a welder in the Long Beach shipyards in WWII. She was the only welder skilled enough and small enough to fit into the bow hull of the first icebreaker to go to Antarctica.
Blanche was diagnosed at age 30 with MS, at a time when very little was known about the disease. She credited the Lord with her 63-year remission. She was a couture dressmaker for many years. She was a brave traveler –going on a Holy Lands tour just days after the 6-Day War, and in her 60s driving the support van for a trip by a senior citizen friend as she walked, biked, and roller skated across the country.
She was devoted to her Lord, her own family, and to her church family. She knew all the members in her church by name and sight and loved being a greeter.
Blanche and Frank built a cabin themselves in the Blue Mts. and for 6 years they provided a temporary home for expectant young girls. More than one didn’t want to leave their stable and loving environment. Frank died in 1985.
In 1993 she married a long time friend Wayne Lingscheit. They enjoyed each other immensely and traveled to the South Pacific, Alaska, East Coast, and Hawaii. She was widowed again in 2000.
In Sept. 2013 as she married Harry Witt, a friend since 1951. Sadly they only had a little time together. She awaits the Great Resurrection.
Blanche is survived by her husband, Harry Witt, of Walla Walla, a daughter Tomina (Jerry) Ward of Kennewick, daughter Nikki (Ramon) Gonzalez of Grand Terrace, CA, son Frank (Marilyn) Meidell of Rolla, MO, 8 grandchildren, 2 great-granddaughters, and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
Interment will be at Desert Lawn Memorial Park March 7 at 2 pm, and there will be a memorial service at the Kennewick SDA church at 3 pm.
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