Blondine L. Schlichting
Blondine L. Schlichting
Blondine L. Schlichting, 86, of Hillsboro died Oct. 23, 2003, at Newton Medical Center in Newton.
Born Oct. 2, 1917, at rural Hillsboro, she was the daughter of Peter L. and Katherine (Penner) Loewen.
On June 8, 1943, at rural Hillsboro, she married Raymond C. Schlichting.
She was a homemaker and a member of Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Loretta Janzen, and brothers, Waldo Loewen and Hubert Loewen.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond; daughters, Annette and her husband Dr. Paul Block of Thousand Oaks, Calf., and Deborah and her husband Rev. Steve Toews of Hesston; sisters, Hulda Kroeker of California and Elfrieda Reimer of Shafter, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church with Pastor Dave Plett officiating. The burial preceded the service at the church cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with Tabor College.
