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    Thelma FORD

    Thelma FORD[1, 2]

    Female 1901 - 1993  (91 years)

    Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name Thelma FORD  [3, 4, 5
      Born 29 Jun 1901  Farnam, Dawson County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
      • The marriage record for Thelma to Rudolph Blecha shows her birth year as 1899

        And, the Social Security Death Index shows the birth year as: 1902

        [3]
      Gender Female 
      Census 1910  Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Residence for 1910 Census 
      1910 Census Henry Ford Family in Utah
      1910 Census Henry Ford Family in Utah
      Census 1920  2532 Polk Ave., Ogden, Weber County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
      Residence for 1920 Census 
      1920 Census Henry Ford Family in Utah
      1920 Census Henry Ford Family in Utah
      Census 1930  3644 Grant, Ogden, Weber County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Residence for 1930 Census 
      1930 Rudolf Blecha 1887 with Family in Utah
      1930 Rudolf Blecha 1887 with Family in Utah
      Census 1940  50 W. Forest St., Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
      Residence for 1940 Census 
      1940 Census Rudolph Blecha 1887 in Utah
      1940 Census Rudolph Blecha 1887 in Utah
      Died 23 Jun 1993  Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
      • Her obituary reads:
        Thelma F. Blecha Ogden - Our beloved mother and grandmother, Thelma Ford Blecha, died Wednesday, June 23, 1993 at a local care center of causes incident to age.

        She was born June 29, 1901 in Farnam, Nebraska, a daughter of Henry and Flora Moyer Ford. She married Rudolph Blecha on July 12, 1921 in Salt Lake City. He died May 28, 1971. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She and her husband had owned and operated the Blecha Coffee Shop in Ogden. Mrs. Blecha had worked at the Bon Marche until her retirement. Surviving are one son and daughter, Rudolph (Betty) Blecha, Riverdale; Helen Jensen, South Odgen; six grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother and one sister, Pete Ford, Odgen; Pat Hammerland Corrinne, Utach. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at the graveside Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Ogden City Cemetery, with Kenneth Birch officiating. Friends may call at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd, Saturday from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
      Thelma Ford Blecha Obituary
      Obituary
      Ogden Standard Examiner Thursday, June 24, 1993
      Buried 26 Jun 1993  Ogden City Cemetary, Ogden, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
      Headstones in Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden Utah
      Headstones in Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden Utah
      Person ID I1551  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 28 Jul 2016 

      Father Henry G FORD,   b. 2 May 1855, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1949, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
      Mother Flora MOYER,   b. Jun 1873, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 1891  [8
      Family ID F655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Rudolf (Rudolph) BLECHA,   b. 8 Sep 1887, Podmokly No. 115, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1971, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
      Married 12 Jul 1921  Salt Lake City, , Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Children 
      +1. Rudolph Ford BLECHA,   b. 6 Apr 1922, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 2004, Clearfield, Davis, UT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
      +2. Helen Barbara BLECHA,   b. 1 Oct 1926, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 2011, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
      Family ID F529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Jun 1901 - Farnam, Dawson County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1910 Census - 1910 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1920 Census - 1920 - 2532 Polk Ave., Ogden, Weber County, Utah Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jul 1921 - Salt Lake City, , Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1930 Census - 1930 - 3644 Grant, Ogden, Weber County, Utah Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1940 Census - 1940 - 50 W. Forest St., Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jun 1993 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Jun 1993 - Ogden City Cemetary, Ogden, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Photos
      Rudolph Blecha and Thelma Ford Blecha
      Rudolph Blecha and Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford & Rudolph Blecha I
      Thelma Ford & Rudolph Blecha I
      Thelma Ford & Rudolph Blecha I
      Thelma Ford & Rudolph Blecha I
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford & Rudolph Blecha I
      Thelma Ford & Rudolph Blecha I
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha
      Thelma Ford Blecha

    • Notes 
      • Father: Henry FORD
        Mother: Flora MOYER



    • Sources 
      1. [S544] Given to us by Raymond and Gertrude Blecha.

      2. [S584] Thelma Ford Blecha, born June 29, 1901, died June 23, 1993 in Ogden Ut., (Ogden Standard Examiner; Thursday, June 24, 1993).

      3. [S1362] Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

      4. [S1367] 1910 Census.

      5. [S1368] 1920 Census.

      6. [S1363] 1930 Census.

      7. [S1364] 1940 Census.

      8. [S1366] 1900 Census.