Julia Helen Blattner, 94, of Frontenac, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, at Girard Medical Center.
Julia was born in Humboldt, Oct. 13, 1918, the daughter of Robert William and Grace Ledean (Andruss) Hamm.
She attended Crescent Elementary in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1936. She later attended Iola Junior College and graduated from Kansas State University in 1940. She taught school in Barnard for two years, where she met her husband, Ralph “Bill” Blattner. They married on June 1, 1941 at Humboldt United Methodist Church and were married for 70 years. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 2011.
She was a homemaker and teacher for the Humboldt school system. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Humboldt, Chapter AM P.E.O., Allen County Hospital Auxiliary, and a bridge club.
She is survived by two daughters, Janice Campbell and husband Roland, Frontenac, and Margaret Cinotto and husband Gary, Olathe; five grandchildren, Mark Muninger, Florence, Ala., Suzanne Simpson, Girard, Julia Kilcullen, St. Peters, Mo., Jamie Cinotto and Joseph Cinotto, both of Overland Park; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, J. Robert Hamm, Lafayette, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Brian Luedke; and two sisters, Doris Holmes and Kathleen Harrison.
A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Humboldt. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 until 10:30 a.m. at the church.
Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church, Humboldt
Julia Blattner
