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Thelma Bianco Obituary
Thelma Marie Bianco, 93, of Oakland Township, Michigan, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, died at 10:36 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Addison-Oaks Manor in Oakland Township, Michigan. She was born on Aug. 30, 1928, in Wabash, to Edward and Martha Ivan (Haley) Cramer.
Thelma married Louis Victor Bianco in Wabash on July 2, 1964; he died April 14, 2002. She worked for the Wabash Plain Dealer delivering newspapers to the carriers. She was a member of the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Thelma enjoyed crocheting, needle point, and working puzzles
She is survived by four children, Jeffrey (Lori) Bianco of Sterling Heights, Michigan, Linda (Bayard) Temple of Washington, Michigan, Richard (Amanda) Thompson of Frederick, Colorado, and Duane Thompson of Oregon, seven grandchildren, Aaron Bianco, Michael Bianco, Allison Temple, Ashley Viola, Victoria Thompson, Liza Norris, and Emma Barros, three great grandchildren, and brother, Roger Cramer of Fort Wayne. She was also preceded in death by her parents, grandson Devon Bianco, three brothers, Melvin, Donald, and Philip Cramer, and two sisters, Virginia Cox and Janice King.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 19, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Benjamin Barker officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
The memorial guest book for Thelma may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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