Blanche L. Ruell

Blanche Loretta Ruell passed away peacefully in South Haven on July 5, 2022, at 99 years and 11 months old.

She was born Aug. 2, 1922 in Kibbie, Mich., to Ross and Edith Kirchner, the third of four children.

She graduated from South Haven High School in 1941.

In November...