Blanche S. Jenkins

Blanche Jenkins died peacefully surrounded by her family at The Caring Place, Franklin, PA on September 30, 2018 at the age of 96.Blanche is survived by her son, Roger D. Jenkins and wife, Jane, of Franklin, PA; her two daughters, Kathleen J. White and husband, Kevin, of Columbia, MD and Virginia S. Chuly, and husband, Steve, of South Park , PA; her five grandchildren Kelley L. Horvath and husband, Tom, of Falliston, MD; Wendy C. Fisher and husband, Jaison, of Boardman, OH; Karen W. Brindle and husband, Joshua, of Ellicott City, MD; Daniel L. Todd of Warren, PA and Joseph D. Chuly of Boulder, CO; and her 7 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Emerson D. Jenkins on November 26, 1979.Blanche was born on September 10, 1922 in Pipersville, PA to Claude M. and Luella S. Trauger. She married Emerson D. Jenkins on September 11, 1943. During her life, Blanche was much more than a caregiver and a lifelong homemaker, with so many lives being positively affected by the sharing of her time, her prayers, and her care. Volunteer activities included being a Cub Scouts Den Mother when she lived in Doylestown, PA, a volunteer at the hospital when she lived in Bradford, PA and a Church Youth Group leader with her husband when she lived in Warren, PA. After her husband's passing, she regularly visited the local nursing homes and was a live-in caregiver to many seniors in Warren.When her daughter moved from Warren to Pittsburgh, she moved to the Colonial Manor in Franklin to be near her son where she began volunteering delivering the Meals on Wheels meals to the residents of the Colonial Manor, helped with the Community Ambulance yearly membership drive, was the leader of the Exercise Class at Colonial Manor, and volunteered at the Shepard's Green Food Pantry of St. John's Episcopal and Grace Lutheran Churches. She always said that the food pantry was her favorite volunteer job.Blanche was the ultimate role model of a Christian woman for her family.A viewing is scheduled for 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, PA. A second visitation will be held at the Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, PA in the Chapel on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm with the committal service and burial to immediately follow.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Shepherd's Green Food Pantry, PO Box 550, Franklin, PA 16323.A memorial service will be held at a future date at the Christ United Methodist Church, Franklin.To send cards, flowers, online condolences or for general information, friends and family are invited to visit www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.