Blanche J. Stickney, 95, longtime resident of Edgemont, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, December 15, 1995, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Services were held on Monday, December 18, 1995, at the United Church in Edgemont with Pastor Al Wagner officiating. Burial was in the Edgemont Cemetery.
Blanche Jeannette Mickelsen was born August 20, 1900, in Ruskin, Nebraska, the daughter of Hans and Hannah (Jensen) Mickelsen. She attended school in Ruskin but finished her final year of high school in Hebron, Nebraska, since Ruskin had no 12th grade.
She began teaching at Weimer School in Nebraska near Ruskin when she was 17 years of age. She taught in Ruskin Public School in 1919-1920.
Blanche was united in marriage to Guy Harold Stickney on October 31, 1919, and to this union two children were born: Wilda Lorraine and Harold Dean Stickney. The family lived in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where Mr. Stickney was a barber. Later they lived in Seward, Nebraska. In 1921 they moved to Edgemont, south Dakota.
Blanche started keeping books for the auto business that Guy started in 1928. They continued as the Dodge-Plymouth dealership until they sold out in 1944. They started Stickney Flying Service that same year and continued in the business until Guy's death in 1954. Blanched entered into activie management of the Ford car dealership with her son shortly after Guy's death and remained an active partner until the sale of the dealership in November 1970. During this same period of time she was city treasurer for the City of Edgemont until her retirement from that job at 85 years of age.
She was always active in community affairs and worked hard to make it a better place in which to live. In 1961 Blanche started the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue during the Fall River County Fair, paying for the beef the first year with money she had made selling Dakota Centennial jewelry. She remained chairperson for the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue for 25 years. Each year she provided her own special BBQ sauce.
Blanche was active in many organizations. She served as chairperson of the greeting committee at the Congregational Church for 25 years, a member of the Rebekah Lodge for 71 years, a 50-year member of P.E.O., a member of Eastern Star, and a member of Business & Professional Women of Edgemont. She was active in several bridge clubs until moving to Castle Manor Nursing Home in 1991.
She has received many honors and recognitions having been accorded a special citation from the Chamber of Commerce and lifetime membership status and "Woman of the Year" award from the B & P W.
Blanche was more than just a friend to all who knew her as they often sought her advice and counsel. She always had a good word to say to everyone and her presence will be missed in the community, since she quietly died many good deeds for everyone.
Grateful for having the priviledge of sharing her life are her daughter, Wilda J. Macy of Douglas, Wyoming; her son, Harold Dean and his wife Alice Stickney of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; brothers, Roscoe Mickelsen of Campbell, California, Chauncey Mickelsen of Superior, Nebraska, and Lloyd Mickelsen of Kansas City, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Mickelsen; by her husband Guy on July 31, 1954; and her parents.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, February 1, 1996; pg. 5
She is buried in Section M Block 24 Lot 7.
Services were held on Monday, December 18, 1995, at the United Church in Edgemont with Pastor Al Wagner officiating. Burial was in the Edgemont Cemetery.
Blanche Jeannette Mickelsen was born August 20, 1900, in Ruskin, Nebraska, the daughter of Hans and Hannah (Jensen) Mickelsen. She attended school in Ruskin but finished her final year of high school in Hebron, Nebraska, since Ruskin had no 12th grade.
She began teaching at Weimer School in Nebraska near Ruskin when she was 17 years of age. She taught in Ruskin Public School in 1919-1920.
Blanche was united in marriage to Guy Harold Stickney on October 31, 1919, and to this union two children were born: Wilda Lorraine and Harold Dean Stickney. The family lived in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where Mr. Stickney was a barber. Later they lived in Seward, Nebraska. In 1921 they moved to Edgemont, south Dakota.
Blanche started keeping books for the auto business that Guy started in 1928. They continued as the Dodge-Plymouth dealership until they sold out in 1944. They started Stickney Flying Service that same year and continued in the business until Guy's death in 1954. Blanched entered into activie management of the Ford car dealership with her son shortly after Guy's death and remained an active partner until the sale of the dealership in November 1970. During this same period of time she was city treasurer for the City of Edgemont until her retirement from that job at 85 years of age.
She was always active in community affairs and worked hard to make it a better place in which to live. In 1961 Blanche started the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue during the Fall River County Fair, paying for the beef the first year with money she had made selling Dakota Centennial jewelry. She remained chairperson for the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue for 25 years. Each year she provided her own special BBQ sauce.
Blanche was active in many organizations. She served as chairperson of the greeting committee at the Congregational Church for 25 years, a member of the Rebekah Lodge for 71 years, a 50-year member of P.E.O., a member of Eastern Star, and a member of Business & Professional Women of Edgemont. She was active in several bridge clubs until moving to Castle Manor Nursing Home in 1991.
She has received many honors and recognitions having been accorded a special citation from the Chamber of Commerce and lifetime membership status and "Woman of the Year" award from the B & P W.
Blanche was more than just a friend to all who knew her as they often sought her advice and counsel. She always had a good word to say to everyone and her presence will be missed in the community, since she quietly died many good deeds for everyone.
Grateful for having the priviledge of sharing her life are her daughter, Wilda J. Macy of Douglas, Wyoming; her son, Harold Dean and his wife Alice Stickney of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; brothers, Roscoe Mickelsen of Campbell, California, Chauncey Mickelsen of Superior, Nebraska, and Lloyd Mickelsen of Kansas City, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Mickelsen; by her husband Guy on July 31, 1954; and her parents.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, February 1, 1996; pg. 5
She is buried in Section M Block 24 Lot 7.
Blanche J. Stickney, 95, longtime resident of Edgemont, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, December 15, 1995, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Services were held on Monday, December 18, 1995, at the United Church in Edgemont with Pastor Al Wagner officiating. Burial was in the Edgemont Cemetery.
Blanche Jeannette Mickelsen was born August 20, 1900, in Ruskin, Nebraska, the daughter of Hans and Hannah (Jensen) Mickelsen. She attended school in Ruskin but finished her final year of high school in Hebron, Nebraska, since Ruskin had no 12th grade.
She began teaching at Weimer School in Nebraska near Ruskin when she was 17 years of age. She taught in Ruskin Public School in 1919-1920.
Blanche was united in marriage to Guy Harold Stickney on October 31, 1919, and to this union two children were born: Wilda Lorraine and Harold Dean Stickney. The family lived in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where Mr. Stickney was a barber. Later they lived in Seward, Nebraska. In 1921 they moved to Edgemont, south Dakota.
Blanche started keeping books for the auto business that Guy started in 1928. They continued as the Dodge-Plymouth dealership until they sold out in 1944. They started Stickney Flying Service that same year and continued in the business until Guy's death in 1954. Blanched entered into activie management of the Ford car dealership with her son shortly after Guy's death and remained an active partner until the sale of the dealership in November 1970. During this same period of time she was city treasurer for the City of Edgemont until her retirement from that job at 85 years of age.
She was always active in community affairs and worked hard to make it a better place in which to live. In 1961 Blanche started the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue during the Fall River County Fair, paying for the beef the first year with money she had made selling Dakota Centennial jewelry. She remained chairperson for the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue for 25 years. Each year she provided her own special BBQ sauce.
Blanche was active in many organizations. She served as chairperson of the greeting committee at the Congregational Church for 25 years, a member of the Rebekah Lodge for 71 years, a 50-year member of P.E.O., a member of Eastern Star, and a member of Business & Professional Women of Edgemont. She was active in several bridge clubs until moving to Castle Manor Nursing Home in 1991.
She has received many honors and recognitions having been accorded a special citation from the Chamber of Commerce and lifetime membership status and "Woman of the Year" award from the B & P W.
Blanche was more than just a friend to all who knew her as they often sought her advice and counsel. She always had a good word to say to everyone and her presence will be missed in the community, since she quietly died many good deeds for everyone.
Grateful for having the priviledge of sharing her life are her daughter, Wilda J. Macy of Douglas, Wyoming; her son, Harold Dean and his wife Alice Stickney of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; brothers, Roscoe Mickelsen of Campbell, California, Chauncey Mickelsen of Superior, Nebraska, and Lloyd Mickelsen of Kansas City, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Mickelsen; by her husband Guy on July 31, 1954; and her parents.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, February 1, 1996; pg. 5
She is buried in Section M Block 24 Lot 7.
Services were held on Monday, December 18, 1995, at the United Church in Edgemont with Pastor Al Wagner officiating. Burial was in the Edgemont Cemetery.
Blanche Jeannette Mickelsen was born August 20, 1900, in Ruskin, Nebraska, the daughter of Hans and Hannah (Jensen) Mickelsen. She attended school in Ruskin but finished her final year of high school in Hebron, Nebraska, since Ruskin had no 12th grade.
She began teaching at Weimer School in Nebraska near Ruskin when she was 17 years of age. She taught in Ruskin Public School in 1919-1920.
Blanche was united in marriage to Guy Harold Stickney on October 31, 1919, and to this union two children were born: Wilda Lorraine and Harold Dean Stickney. The family lived in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where Mr. Stickney was a barber. Later they lived in Seward, Nebraska. In 1921 they moved to Edgemont, south Dakota.
Blanche started keeping books for the auto business that Guy started in 1928. They continued as the Dodge-Plymouth dealership until they sold out in 1944. They started Stickney Flying Service that same year and continued in the business until Guy's death in 1954. Blanched entered into activie management of the Ford car dealership with her son shortly after Guy's death and remained an active partner until the sale of the dealership in November 1970. During this same period of time she was city treasurer for the City of Edgemont until her retirement from that job at 85 years of age.
She was always active in community affairs and worked hard to make it a better place in which to live. In 1961 Blanche started the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue during the Fall River County Fair, paying for the beef the first year with money she had made selling Dakota Centennial jewelry. She remained chairperson for the Annual Chamber Free Barbecue for 25 years. Each year she provided her own special BBQ sauce.
Blanche was active in many organizations. She served as chairperson of the greeting committee at the Congregational Church for 25 years, a member of the Rebekah Lodge for 71 years, a 50-year member of P.E.O., a member of Eastern Star, and a member of Business & Professional Women of Edgemont. She was active in several bridge clubs until moving to Castle Manor Nursing Home in 1991.
She has received many honors and recognitions having been accorded a special citation from the Chamber of Commerce and lifetime membership status and "Woman of the Year" award from the B & P W.
Blanche was more than just a friend to all who knew her as they often sought her advice and counsel. She always had a good word to say to everyone and her presence will be missed in the community, since she quietly died many good deeds for everyone.
Grateful for having the priviledge of sharing her life are her daughter, Wilda J. Macy of Douglas, Wyoming; her son, Harold Dean and his wife Alice Stickney of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; brothers, Roscoe Mickelsen of Campbell, California, Chauncey Mickelsen of Superior, Nebraska, and Lloyd Mickelsen of Kansas City, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Mickelsen; by her husband Guy on July 31, 1954; and her parents.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, February 1, 1996; pg. 5
She is buried in Section M Block 24 Lot 7.
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