Blanche Backstrom

Blanche Backstrom
05/07/1922 - 11/14/2018
Hasemann Funeral Home

Funeral Services for Blanche Backstrom, age 96, of Wayne, will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.  Visitation will be at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne on Tuesday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. with family present.  Interment will be at Wakefield Cemetery in Wakefield.  She passed away on Wednesday at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel.  Memorials may be directed to the Backstrom family for later designation.  Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne.

Blanche Louise Cecelia Backstrom was born May 7, 1922, at Laurel to Oscar and Elvira (Magnuson) Johnson. She attended school in Dixon County. Blanche married Lawrence Backstrom, January 5, 1944, at the bride’s parent’s home near Dixon.  The couple farmed all of their married life southwest of Wayne, before moving to the Oaks Senior Living Community in Wayne in 2011.  Blanche was a past member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Concord and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wayne and a current member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne.  Blanche was a Sunday school teacher and belonged to the Ladies Aid.

Blanche is survived by her sons, Verdel (Virginia) Backstrom of Wayne and Perry Backstrom of Wayne; five grandchildren;  Kim (Larry) Lueders, Mike (Amy) Backstrom,  Jennifer Van Horn, Jamie (Travis) Dunn, and Leslie Backstrom; nine great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Bernadine Backstrom of Wayne; nieces and nephews.

Blanche was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence in 2012; son, Duane in 2005; daughter-in-law, Lesa Backstrom in 2013; great-grandson, Kyle Bentjen in 2002; and sister, Vandelyn (W.E. Bud) Hanson in 2017.

Blanche’s family appreciates your thoughts and kindness and invites you to lunch in the church fellowship hall.

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