Obituary Record

Wanda Rose (Giles) Blankenbeckler
Died on 11/15/2020

Published in the Enterprise November 20, 2020, 2020

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Wanda Rose (Giles) Blankenbeckler was called to her heavenly home on November 15, 2020. Funeral Services will be held Friday, November 20 at 2:00 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Graveside services will follow in the Tekamah, Nebraska Cemetery.

Wanda was born December 12, 1936 in Tekamah, Nebraska the daughter of Darious and Pearl (Price) Giles. She attended and graduated from Tekamah High School. On April 20, 1956, she was united in marriage to Charles L. Blankenbeckler at the Methodist Church in Tekamah. Wanda worked for many years as a switchboard operator for Huntel. Wanda and Chuck were longtime codirectors of the Washington County Food Pantry and jointly received Enterprise Publishing Company's Volunteer of the Year award in 2000. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Blair. Wanda will always be remembered for her deep growing faith and sharing scripture with others.

Wanda is survived by her son Robert "Chuck" and friend Gail Dunning, sister Linda Caldwell, along with many extended family members. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles, sister: Daphne Archer, Bonnie Crippen and Carma Robinson; brothers: Bobbie Giles, Lonnie Giles and Kenneth Giles.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Find a Grave Memorial #218821927

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 11/20/2020


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