Blanche Beatrice Harris

Blanche B. Harris, age 79, of Litchfield, died on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at the Augustana Memorial Chapel in Litchfield, MN. Blanche Beatrice Harris, daughter of John and Violet (Thompson) Boquist, was born on December 6, 1932 in Todd County, MN. She was the second of 8 children, and began working outside the home to help support the family at age 10, sometimes working up to 3 jobs at a time. After moving to Litchfield in 1945, she attended Litchfield High School. In 1948, Blanche began working at Harding Cleaners in Litchfield, she worked in dry cleaning for 42 years. She was married to Dale Harris in Litchfield, MN on July 29, 1950. Throughout her life Blanche lived in Todd County, MN, Litchfield, MN, Darwin, MN, and Minneapolis, MN, before moving to Tuscon, AZ in 1978. In 1990, she returned to Litchfield, where she worked as a caregiver. She lived at Lincoln Apartments for 11 years and moved to Gloria Dei in February. She was both a Girl and Boy Scout leader and active in the Lutheran Church ladies circles. Blanche loved to cook and collect recipes, she also enjoyed ceramics. She always placed others before herself, and would sacrifice her own health for others. Blanche always had kind words for everyone and only once did she express her anger about another person. Blanche is survived by her daughter Brenda Harris (and Chris Docktor) of Carver, MN; son Lee Harris of Minneapolis, MN; granddaughter Lisa (and Lance) Pierce of Mayer, MN; great grandson Alex Pierce of Mayer, MN; sister Connie (and Don) Lies of Litchfield, MN; sister-in-law Audry Harris of Darwin, MN and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Dale, a daughter Denise, parents, John and Violet; siblings, Bernice, John, Caroline, Bernard, Herbert and Cecilia, and nieces and nephews. Previous Events Visitation Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:00 PM Augustana Memorial Chapel 218 North Holcombe Avenue Litchfield, MN 55355