107 - Blanche E. LaDue - Mesa Cemetery - Mesa, AZ
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N 33° 26.359 W 111° 50.159
12S E 422294 N 3700304
Blanche E. LaDue is laid to rest at the northwest side of Mesa Cemetery, in the Cremation Garden and Sundial Courtyard.
Waymark Code: WM18EAZ
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2023
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Centenarian Blanche E. LaDue was cremated, and a plaque honoring her is laid inside the patio which features a sun dial. The cremation garden at Mesa Cemetery is about 18' square, 4' high, all brick. Blanche's plaque is in an interior corner, along with a couple other dozen plaques.
An In Memoriam post was made for Blanche in the local newspaper:
Blanche LaDue Memoriam
In Loving Memory of
Blanche LaDue (1907-2015)
For her four decades of Volunteering for the
Lura Turner Homes for
Developmentally Disabled Adults
Published by The Arizona Republic on May 17, 2015.
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Some historical events that occurred during Blanche's time on earth:
1907: UPS is founded by James E. (Jim) Casey in Seattle, Washington.
1927: Henry Segrave breaks the land speed record, driving the Sunbeam 1000 hp at Daytona Beach, Florida
1947: Jackie Robinson, the first African American in Major League Baseball since the 1880s, signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers
1967: The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is enacted.
1987: The Simpsons cartoon first appears as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show.
2007: Bob Barker hosts his final episode of The Price Is Right after over 44 years of hosting.
2015: The World Health Organization (WHO) declares that rubella has been eradicated from the Americas
Location of Headstone: Mesa Cemetery
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