John Newton Blackwell

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• USR1: Carcinoma of mouth, causing severe hemorrhage and resulting death
• Residence: 1911

Notes:

Gerald Journal, Feb. 21, 1919:
“J. H. Meyer of Leslie Route 2 bought the 40 acre farm of John Blackwell on Leslie Route 2 the first of the week. They both were in Gerald Tuesday to make the deed for the transaction.”

Birth:
Ervin Blackwell said Henry and John were born in Leasburg.

Residence:
Living in Iron Mine area of Boone Twp.

Died:
Died at his home

Buried:
St. Johns? - Adams-Butler Cemetery, Lyon Township

Family/Spouse: Joanne Alice Childers. Joanne (daughter of George Henry Childers and Sarah Francis Stiewig) was born on 27 Oct 1887 in Leslie, Franklin Co., MO; died on 21 Sep 1935 in Franklin Co., MO; was buried on 23 Sep 1935 in Leslie, Franklin Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Violet Annabell (Heckelman) Schebaum after 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer And Auctioneer, Then Brown Shoe Factory
• Religion: First Christian Church, Union

Notes:

Obit from The Missourian (taken from ancestry.com boards for Franklin Co., MO):

Funeral services for Earl Blackwell, 87, Union, were held march 23, at Oltmann Funeral Home, Union. Interment was in Union Cemetery. Mr. Blackwell died march 20, 1999.

He is survived by two daughters, Alice Anzalone and husband Anthony of Union, and Janet Garber and husband Bob of Catawissaq; three grandchildren, Leesa Gabel and husband Craig, and Robert and Nathan Garber; one sister, Mildred Venneri of Harrisburg, Pa; two brothers, M.D. “Squeech” Blackwell and wife Bonnie of Leslie, and “Bus” Blackwell and wife Eve of St. Louis; other relatives and many friends.

Memorials to First Christian Church, Union, are preferred.

Died:
Service at Oltmann Funeral Home, Union

Buried:
Union Cemetery

Earl married Clara Cudd on 28 Oct 1944 in England. Clara was born on 26 Mar 1913 in England; died on 10 May 1996 in Union, Franklin Co., MO; was buried in Union, Franklin Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Good Hope School
• Occupation: Farmer, Hatchery, Highway Dept., Gerald Fire Dept.
• Religion: Baptist

Notes:

Died:
MO Baptist Hospital

Buried:
Woodman Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Mearl Carroll. Mearl (daughter of John Carroll and Emma Lois Baumbach) was born on 22 Nov 1921 in MO; died on 16 Mar 1995 in Owensville, Gasconade Co., MO; was buried in Rosebud, Gasconade Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ervin married June Ann Meyer in 1941. June was born on 19 Jun 1920; died on 14 Jan 1978; was buried in Leslie, Franklin Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ervin married Gilberta Weiskopf Mincemeyer in 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Published in Greensburg Tribune Review on Dec. 6, 2006

Mildred G. Blackwell Venneri, 89, of North Huntingdon, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, in Mercy Jeannette Hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1917, in Leslie, Mo., the daughter of the late John and Alice Childres Blackwell, and also was predeceased by her husband, Samuel F. Venneri; a son, C. Douglas Venneri, and two brothers, Earl E. and Milford J. Blackwell. She was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Irwin; the Golden Echoes; the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 392, Greensburg, and the AARP, North Huntingdon. Mildred was fortunate to have lived in her own home until the time of her passing and always enjoyed activities with her friends and church family. She is survived by sons Samuel L. (Janet), Venneri, of Middletown, Md., and John J. (Jane) Venneri, of Connellsville, and a brother, Milton "Squeech" (Bonnie) Blackwell, of Leslie, Mo. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the WILLIAM SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, 521 Main St., Irwin, 724-863-1200, where a blessing service will be at 1 p.m. Friday. Interment will follow in Penn-Lincoln Memorial Park, North Huntingdon.

Buried:
Penn Lincoln Memorial Park

Family/Spouse: Samuel F. Venneri. Samuel was born in 1921; died in 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum and Crematory

Family/Spouse: Donna Mae Craig. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Milford married Evelyn D. on 14 Nov 1970. Evelyn was born on 5 Mar 1929; died on 17 Jun 2009 in De Soto, Jefferson Co., MO; was buried in Lemay, St. Louis Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Find-A-Grave

Milton Delmar "“Squeech”" Blackwell of Leslie, MO departed this life on Thursday, April 19 at The Arbors at South Pointe in Washington. He had reached the age of 93 years, seven months, and five days. 

Squeech was born on September 14, 1924 to the late John and Alice (Childers) Blackwell at Shotwell, near Gerald, MO. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Lee Fritzemeyer on May 19, 1951 at St. Paul's UCC in Gerald. 

He served in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant during World War II from 1944 to 1946. He was a farmer and worked with his brother, Ervin Blackwell at Pleasant View Hatchery in Gerald. He was a member of VFW Post 6133 and St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Gerald. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Lee Fritzemeyer; three brothers, Ervin Blackwell, Earl Blackwell, and Milford Blackwell; and one sister, Mildred Venneri. 

His survivors include his brothers-in-law; Edward Fritzemeyer and wife Janice of Leslie and Ervin Fritzemeyer and wife Karen of Gerald; sisters-in-law, Loretta Schroeder of Gerald and Doris Fritzemeyer of Gerald; half-brother, Bill Blackwell; half-sisters, Margie Moise and Ruth Ann Rhea; nieces and nephews, John Venneri, Dean Blackwell, Janet Garber, Kim LaBoube, Rafe Fritzemeyer, Brandy Fritzemeyer, and Chas Fritzemeyer.

Funeral services will be Saturday, April 28 at 10:00 AM at St. Paul's UCC in Gerald with Pastor Glenn Hollander officiating. He will be buried with full military honors at St. Paul's Cemetery in Gerald. Visitation will be Friday, April 27 at Gottenstroeter Funeral Home in Gerald 4 to 8 PM with a VFW service at 7 PM. Memorials may be given to St. Paul's Cemetery Fund. 
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Home in 1940: Boone, Franklin, Missouri 
Residence in 1935: Boone, Franklin, MO
John Blackwell 58 mar. farmer MO
Violet Blackwell 25 son sgl MO
Earl Blackwell 28 son sgl MO
Ervin Blackwell 24 son sgl MO
Milford Blackwell 19 son MO
Milton Blackwell 15 son MO
Norma Dean Blackwell 5 dau MO

Home in 1930: Boone, Franklin Co, MO 
Street address: Gerald, MO. R.F.D #3 
John N Blackwell 47 lst mar age 25 MO
Alice J Blackwell 42 wf lst mar age 20 MO
Earl E Blackwell 18 son sgl MO
E H Blackwell 14 son MO
Mildred G Blackwell 12 dau MO
Milford J Blackwell 10 son MO
*Delmar M Blackwell 5 son MO

Buried:
Evangelical Saint Paul Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Bonnie Lee Fritzemeyer. Bonnie was born on 4 Dec 1931 in Spring Bluff, Franklin Co., MO; died on 13 May 2015 in New Haven, Franklin Co., MO; was buried in Gerald, Franklin Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Other Events and Attributes:

• MILF: Y
• Religion: Methodist/Catholic?
• USR1: Complications of Muscular Dystrophy

Notes:

Obit:
N. Dean Blackwell of Washington, MO passed away Tuesday October 15, 2019.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Blackwell of Washington, MO;
Two step-sons, Keith Koch and wife Wendi of IA and Jesse Koch of Washington, MO;
Four step-grandchildren, Austin Koch, Nicole Fangmann (Matthew), Jessica and Levi Koch;
One step-great-grandchildren, Harper Fangmann;
One brother, John Venneri of PA.
Visitation for 84 year old N. Dean Blackwell will be Monday October 21, 2019 from 9-11 a.m. at the Oltmann Funeral Home in Washington, MO.
Funeral Service will be Monday October 21, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Oltmann Funeral Home in Washington, MO.
Burial with full military honors to follow in the St. Francis Borgia Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Gray Summit United Methodist Church, Our Lady Lourdes Church or St. Francis Borgia Church.
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First married Joann Stahlman, second Wanda LeMay-Perry, third Imogene.

Buried:
Saint Francis Borgia Cemetery

Norman married Imogene Margaret (Jean) Kliethermes on 11 Sep 1993 in Washington, Franklin Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]