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William Blankenship Obituary
May 27, 1933 - Dec. 23, 2020
PLYMOUTH, IN -
William Blankenship, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 surrounded by his family.
Born in Gary, Indiana on May 27, 1933, William was the son of Thomas and Esther (Copley) Blankenship.
On November 6, 1970 William married Carolyn in Mishawaka; she preceded him in death.
He worked as a roofer for most of his life and owned Ideal Roofing for 40 years. William loved fishing, and hunting rabbits, pheasant and deer. He also loved to box and before a sidelining injury, he was almost a professional boxer.
He is survived by his children: Esther (Daniel) Wilson of Highland, IN; Curtis (Terry) Blankenship of Dyer, IN; David Blankenship of Merriville, IN; Golden (John) Nickles of Merriville, IN; Jack Skiles of Rochester, IN; and Marie (Tony) Reidenbach of Plymouth; sister, Willena; 22 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
William is preceded in death by his parents and wife Carolyn.
Per the wishes of the family, there will be no services.
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Star Mann
December 29, 2020
He was a great brother-in-law. He loved his family and took care of them the best he could. He loved to dance, he would dance all the slow ones with my sister and all the fast ones with me. We had some great times. He let me drive him around when I had my learners permit so I could get my drivers license. He loved to hunt, but he made the mistake of bringing home a male pheasant that was still alive and I wouldn't let him kill it. It ended up at the zoo. He will be missed.
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