LOUISE (WARREN) BLANKENBECKLER was born June 14, 1917, in Decatur, Nebraska, to Leslie and Agusta (Busse) Warren.  She passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at Oakland Heights, in Oakland, Nebraska, at the age of 96 years.

Louise graduated from Decatur High School in 1935. She attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, where she received certification to teach country school. Louise taught in the Decatur area until her marriage. On August 12, 1937, Louise and Howard Blankenbeckler were married at Wisner, Nebraska. They resided in the Silver Creek area of Tekamah, where she was a farm wife and where son, Dennis was born. In 1948, they moved to a farm in the Lyons area, where Louise taught country school at Viles, Dist No. 56. In 1958, Louise and friend, Merna Miller established L & M Dress Shop in Lyons.  In 1982, Howard retired from farming and they moved into Lyons. Louise sold and retired from L & M after the move to city living. Howard passed away in February 2007. Louise had been a resident of Logan Valley Manor and Oakland Heights since 2008.

Louise enjoyed and especially loved teaching and reacting with the children she taught in country school; clothing, it was only fitting she started a dress shop and due in part to her sharp business mind resulted in a successful business which still operates today on Lyons main street; people, L & M was not only a dress shop but a local hang out and coffee spot for local ladies; and especially her grandchildren and fishing trips to Alaska to visit them.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; brothers, John and Sid Warren; nieces, Marge (McKenzie) Schold and Rosemond (McKenzie) Redding; nephew, Bob Warren.

Survivors include her son, Dennis Blankenbeckler of Lyons; two grandchildren, Jim Blankenbeckler of Duvall, WA, Lori Blankenbeckler of Silverdale, WA; five great grandchildren, Melissa Blankenbeckler of Los Angeles, CA, Kyle, Luke and Jace Blankenbeckler of Duvall, WA, Danielle Bloomfield of Silverdale, WA; nieces, Virginia (Blankenbeckler) Richards of Omaha, NE, Judy (Blankenbeckler) Nelson of Oakland,  Brenda (Blankenbeckler) Gustafson of Wakefield, NE, Jean (Warren) Worley of Decatur, Nebraska, Nona (Warren) Kjeldgaard of Bancroft, NE, Mary Lou (McKenzie) Werkmeister of Denver, CO; nephews, Gary Warren of Decatur, Leslie Warren of Tekamah, NE, Lindley Warren of Hastings, MN, Lonnie Bucy of Santa Rosa, CA.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Decatur.

NO VISITATION

BURIAL: Lyons Cemetery

MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society