Born Feb. 11, 1904, in Russell, Iowa, to Walter L. and Ethel Kells Blue, he married Mosselle Throckmorton on April 5, 1931, in Burlington, Iowa. She survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Patricia) Kloser of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Larry (Beverly) Bayless of Palos Heights and Mrs. Woody (Diana) Gross of Woodstown, N.J.; two brothers, Robert of East Peoria and Ralph of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; three sisters, Mae Roberts of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Mrs. William (Avis) Medland of Centerville, Iowa, and Louise Baker of Rowland Heights, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
One son, Louis, preceded him in death.
He was a supervisor at Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years, retiring in 1966. He was a member of Caterpillar Retirees Club.
He was a member of Hilton Masonic Lodge 1143, AF&AM, of East Peoria and the Peoria Consistory for 50 years. He was a member of Mohammed Temple, Shrine, of Peoria.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in East Peoria.
Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria.
July 21, 1995 | Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
Born Feb. 11, 1904, in Russell, Iowa, to Walter L. and Ethel Kells Blue, he married Mosselle Throckmorton on April 5, 1931, in Burlington, Iowa. She survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Patricia) Kloser of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Larry (Beverly) Bayless of Palos Heights and Mrs. Woody (Diana) Gross of Woodstown, N.J.; two brothers, Robert of East Peoria and Ralph of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; three sisters, Mae Roberts of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Mrs. William (Avis) Medland of Centerville, Iowa, and Louise Baker of Rowland Heights, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
One son, Louis, preceded him in death.
He was a supervisor at Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years, retiring in 1966. He was a member of Caterpillar Retirees Club.
He was a member of Hilton Masonic Lodge 1143, AF&AM, of East Peoria and the Peoria Consistory for 50 years. He was a member of Mohammed Temple, Shrine, of Peoria.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in East Peoria.
Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria.
July 21, 1995 | Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
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Lucille Ann Blue Babbitt
1897–1969
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Violet Ethel Blue Foster
1898–1978
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John Paul Blue
1900–1974
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Maurice A. Blue
1902–1987
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Fae Leora Blue
1908–1910
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Mae Leota Blue Roberts
1908–2000
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Avis Nadine Blue Medland
1910–1997
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Robert Vernon Blue
1913–2011
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Ralph Raymond Blue
1915–2005
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Louise Elizabeth Blue Baker
1917–1997
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TSgt David Leonard Blue
1921–1944
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