Arlene Rose Blust

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Arlene Rose Blust
  Born	19 Feb 1920	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Feb 2009	St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Buried	7 Feb 2009	Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I99157	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Forrest Lester Blust,   b. 29 Jan 1897, Elmore, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 28 May 1981, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Frances Thurwanger,   b. 29 Nov 1898, Loraine Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1943, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1917	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F26368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur E. Anderson,   b. 25 Mar 1919, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 25 May 2007, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1942	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Karen Anderson   2. Denise Anderson   3. Vicki Anderson
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F43965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Name of Deceased: Arlene Rose Anderson Gender: F (Female) Age at Death: 88 Death Date: 1 Feb 2009 Obituary Date: 5 Jan 2009 Newspaper Title: Star-Courier Newspaper Location: Kewanee, IL, USA Birth Date: 19 Feb 1920 Residence (at time of death): Kewanee Spouse's Name: Arthur E. Anderson Parents' Names: Forrest and Francis (Thurwanger) Blust Childrens' Names: Karen (Richard) McNeill of Kewanee, Denise (Norman) Kirley of Roswell, GA Siblings' Names: Carol Gleich of Moline; Daniel Blust of Longwood, Fla; Donna Johnston; Jackie Anderson of Kewanee and Virginia Anderson of Wooster, Ohio; Warren Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1942 Marriage Location: Kewanee Number of Grandchildren: 9 Number of Great-grandchildren: 4 Kewanee, Ill. - Arlene Rose Anderson, 88, of Kewanee, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Atlanta, GaA funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Kewanee. The Rev. James Pallardy will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Cremation will be accorded following the services and inurnment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kewanee at a later date. Memorials may be made to Visitation Catholic School. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements.Arlene was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Kewanee, the daughter of Forrest and Francis (Thurwanger) Blust. She married Arthur E. Anderson on Oct. 17, 1942 in Kewanee. He preceded her in death on May 25, 2007. Survivors include three daughters, Karen (Richard) McNeill of Kewanee, Denise (Norman) Kirley of Roswell, Ga. and Vicki (Daniel) Odar of South Bend, Ind.; a brother, Daniel Blust of Longwood, Fla.; a stepsister, Dr. Carol Gleich of Moline; two sisters-in-law, Jackie Anderson of Kewanee and Virginia Anderson of Wooster, Ohio; nine grandchildren, Tom, Tim and John Kirley, Lindsey Kirley Nichols, Greg McNeill, Nicole McNeill Palanos and Michael, Melissa and Steven Odar; and four great-grandchildren, Connor, McCay and Noelle Kirley and Tyler Palanos. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Donna Johnston; and a brother, Warren ?Red? Blust.Arlene graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1937. She was a homemaker and had been a volunteer in the gift shop at Kewanee Hospital for several years. She had also been a real estate agent and the school secretary at Holy Name Grade School in Birmingham, Mich. She was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Kewanee. She was an avid golfer and bowler and a member of the Baker Park golf league. This obituary may be viewed and private condolences left at www.ruxfneralhome.com. Bottom of Form 2