Blanche E. Conaway 1929 - 2016

CONAWAY, BAINBRIDGE, WOODS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/18/2016 at 21:20:12

Sioux City Journal
28 April 2016

SIOUX CITY | Blanche E. Conaway, 86, of Sioux City, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016, at a Sioux City care center.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Condolences may be given at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Blanche was born Aug. 17, 1929, in Kingsley, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Etta (Bainbridge) Woods. Blanche attended country school growing up, and graduated from Kingsley High School in 1947. After graduation she attended beauty school, and was a beautician for 34 years until she retired due to a heart attack.

Blanche married William E. Conaway April 15, 1950. They made their home in Sioux City, and had two sons, Terrance and Gary.

Blanche was a selfless and devoted wife and mother, always putting her husband and family first. Bill said many times he could never have found a better wife and helpmate.

Blanche enjoyed flower gardening, making crafts, crocheting, needle point and quilting. Blanche made beautiful quilts for each of her kids and grandkids to cherish. She loved spending time with her daughter-in-law, Doneen, shopping on weekends, and with her grandkids, babysitting and taking long walks. Chad likely helped restore Grandma's heart back to 110 percent by figuring out how he could get Grandma to pull him along on his trike when she took her exercise walks.

Survivors include her husband, William of Sioux City; a son, Gary (Doneen) of Sioux City; grandsons, Chad (Jessyca) and great-granddaughter, Mia, of Centerville, S.D., Jason (Bao Tran) and great-granddaughter, Grace, of Davenport, Iowa, and Jacob of Sioux Falls, S.D.; brothers, Clayton Woods of South Sioux City and Jim (Pat) Woods of Le Mars, Iowa; a brother-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Terrance; and sister, Grace.