Blanche Shasteen
March 1, 1939 ~ January 6, 2009
Blanche M. Shasteen, 69, a resident of Evergreen Estates, died there Tuesday, January 6, 2009, following a long illness. Memorial Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Marty Schuhmacher. Burial: Sisley Grove Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda (Al) Botsford of Shellsburg, Iowa; grandchildren, Shawna (Jay), Kurtis (Aleyce), Corey, Raymond, Trent, and Linsey; four great grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy Newcomb of Yakima, Washington. Blanche was born March 1, 1939, the daughter of Sanford and Carrie (Nuelsenbeck) Davis in Mountain Home, Arkansas. On May 26, 1956, she married Sherman Shasteen in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was happiest on the days she was playing bingo or singing karaoke. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons, Rickey and Ronnie; a daughter, Denna; a brother, Lee; a sister, Della, and a granddaughter, Carrie. A memorial fund has been established. Please sign the online guest book and share a memory about Blanche at www.stewartbaxter.com.
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Brenda, It has many years since I saw you and your family.I was so sorry to hear about your mom’s passing. Blanche was a very nice lady. God bless you and your in this time of sorrow.
We are so sorry for the loss of Blanche she was truely a wonderful person whom touch the life of everyone around her. You will be missed.
I got to know Blanche while singing karaoke, Mainly at “Billy Magoo’s.” I was amazed when she would drive up and walk in with her cane in the worst darn winter weather! She was a nice lady and had a good voice, too! My deepest sympathy to the family.
We enjoyed having Blanche as a tenant at Julie Ann Square Apartmennts. Our sincerest simpathy and our prayers go out to Blanche’s family.
She always made me smile! Blanche was a customer of mine at the bank, and she always had such a positive attitude through everything she endured; she will be greatly missed.