Michelle Lynne Blacksmith
Born: July 6th, 1974
Died: November 1st, 1997
Obituary
Michelle Lynne Blacksmith, 23, 80 High St., Burlington, died as the result of a car accident Friday night, Nov. 1, 1997l, at Burlington Medical Center.
Born July 6, 1974., in Burlington she was the daughter of Larry and Mary Ellen Bontrager Blacksmith.
Miss Blacksmith was a graduate student. She received a certificate of studies in international business and a French minor from the University of Nice-Sophie Antipolis, France, in 1997. She was a 1996 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in economics. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. While at the University of Iowa, she was a representative of the dance marathon marketing committee and writer for the Daily Iowan as a member of the homecoming publications committee.
Michelle was a 1992 graduate of Burlington High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader and a varsity tennis player. She was a member of First United Church of Christ.
Survivors include her parents of Burlington; one sister, Jill Suzanne Blacksmith of Burlington; two grandmothers, Mabel Bontrager of Kiokuk and Grace Bowls of Hamilton, Ill.; aunts; uncles; and cousins.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 pm Wednesday in Prugh’s Chapel.
The funeral for Miss Blacksmith will be at 2 pm Thursday at First United Church of Christ with the Revs. Richard A. Wing and Milo VanVelduizen officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.