Kathleen E. Blanchard

Mrs. Blanchard, 76, of Howell, died Feb. 9, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in North Abington, Mass., and had lived there and in Perth Amboy before settling in Howell in 1961. A homemaker, she was a graduate of Weymouth High School and Framingham State College, both of Massachusetts. Mrs. Blanchard was predeceased by her husband, David, in 2000 and a brother, Wilbur C. Fuller Jr. Surviving are a son, Brian Blanchard of Vineland; a daughter, Susan Moore of Bellingham, Wash.; a brother, William Johnstone of Cleveland, Tenn.; two sisters, Beverly Payne of Old Bridge and Dora Monegahan of Lincoln, R.I.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Interment was private. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.