Blanche Elaine Lloyd

Lloyd, Blanche E. Age 99 of Burnsville, MN passed into Jesus' arms on January 18, 2026. Born December 12, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN to Kenneth and Ruth Rice. She gave her life to Jesus at 12 years old. After high school she worked at General Mills and then married Joseph B. Lloyd of Hopkins, MN in 1948. They were married for 65 years and had 3 children. Her joys in life were her family, her faith, doing for others and always parties! She sang in the church choir and taught Sunday School for many years. She loved camping with family and traveling with friends. Blanche is survived by children Patricia (Randy) Rice, Nancy (Bob) Schmitz, David (Sue) Lloyd; 6 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great grandchildren

Burial is at Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis.

A Celebration Of Life will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:00 am with lunch to follow at Hope Church, 7477 145th St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124.

In memory of her many hours of working with and loving on children throughout her life, a memorial in her name will be given to Child Evangelism Fellowship of Alaska. Checks can be made out to "CEF of Alaska", memo "Lloyd Memorial". Or go to https://www.cefalaska.com/donate to make an online donation by clicking the "Donate Now" button, scroll to the bottom and enter an amount in the "Memorial Fund" field and type in "Lloyd Memorial" in the text box and press continue to complete the donation. To learn more about this ministry please visit their website: CEFAlaska.com