Jo Ellen Blanchard Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Jo Ellen Blanchard of Chase, Michigan, who passed away on July 19, 2022 at the age of 87. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jo Ellen Blanchard to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, David Rolston and Mary Rolston (Hoffman); her husband Harold Blanchard of Chase; and her siblings, Richard, Lawrence, Dale, Jack and Leonard.
She is survived by: her daughters, Terri Pontz (Dave) of Reed City and Karen Bluhm (Don) of Hersey; her grandchildren, Jennifer Glass (Terry) of Oxford, Michael Bluhm (Misr) of Clarkston, Kari Bowman of Big Rapids, Johnell Deline (Tom) of Reed City, Mindy Dyk (Eric) of Lowell and Emberly Babcock (Randall) of Reed City; her siblings, Keith Rolston of Reed City and Alberta McInnis of Reed City; and her sisters-in-law, Ruby Rolston of Hersey, Elsie Rolston of Big Rapids and Marilyn Rolston of Tustin. She is also survived by thirteen great grandchildren.
Family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Jo's name to either Hospice of Michigan or Reed City Fields Assisted Living.
