Blanche Jessie Nelson, age 88 of La Porte, IN, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 in LaPorte.
She was born February 26, 1924 in Baltimore, MD, daughter of William F. and Nellie Marks Gasser.
On January 7, 1950 in Baltimore, MD, she married Bernard J. Nelson.
Blanche was a retired Time Clerk with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Surviving are her husband, Bernard J. Nelson of LaPorte; daughters, Beverly (Richard) Mrozinski of LaPorte, and Bonnie Nelson (Jeffery) Gangloff of LaPorte; two grandsons, Garrett N. and Graham J. Gangloff.
She was preceded in death by her parents and six sisters.
Friends will be received from 3 - 7:30 PM Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaPorte, IN. Also on Thursday from 10 - 11 AM at the funeral home.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 11 AM Thursday, April 12, 2012 with Rev. Dorothy Jones officiating.
Interment will follow in the Rolling Prairie Cemetery, Rolling Prairie, IN.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Saint Anthony Hospice.
Friends may send condolences to www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.