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Blendt family of Smyrna, Delaware

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George Michael Blendt (1895-1972) — also known as George M. Blendt — of Smyrna, Kent County, Del. Born in Smyrna, Kent County, Del., September 18, 1895. Democrat. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1949-50. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., July 28, 1972 (age 76 years, 314 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.

		Relatives: Son of Harry George Blendt (1863-1948) and Mary Jane (Workman) Blendt (1869-1943); brother of Ernest Victor Blendt; married, September 25, 1918, to Hazel Ford (1899-1979); uncle of Carlton Blendt, Jr. (1928-2005).
		Political family: Blendt family of Smyrna, Delaware.
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Ernest Victor Blendt (1903-1953) — also known as Ernest V. Blendt — of Smyrna, Kent County, Del. Born in Delaware, May 18, 1903. Democrat. Farmer; bank director; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1941-42, 1953; died in office 1953; candidate for Delaware state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1942. Methodist. Member, Lions; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died, in Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 4, 1953 (age 50 years, 78 days).e. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.

		Relatives: Son of Harry George Blendt (1863-1948) and Mary Jane (Workman) Blendt (1869-1943); brother of George Michael Blendt; married to Beulah Schneider (1905-1997); uncle of Carlton Blendt, Jr. (1928-2005).
		Political family: Blendt family of Smyrna, Delaware.

Carlton Blendt, Jr. (1928-2005) — of Townsend, New Castle County, Del. Born in Powell, Park County, Wyo., November 15, 1928. Democrat. Dairy farmer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from New Castle County 15th District, 1961-64. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Delaware, January 22, 2005 (age 76 years, 68 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.

		Relatives: Son of Carlton Lee Blendt (1906-1984) and Margaret M. (Harris) Blendt (1911-1975); married, September 26, 1948, to Betty Regener; nephew of George Michael Blendt (1895-1972) and Ernest Victor Blendt.
		Political family: Blendt family of Smyrna, Delaware.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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