Blanche Opal Ryker died 12 Sep 1968 at 7:45 a.m. At Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; Died in Community Hospital from internal injuries sustained in an automobile accident (auto/truck collision) on 8 Sept 1968 at 4:35 p.m. at the cloverleaf of I465 & Massachusetts Ave. in Indpls (her husband Gerald was driving). Immediate cause of death = pulmonary emboli; this was due to rupture of the diaphragm w/ herniation of the stomach. An autopsy was performed. -- Robert C. Collins, MD. Blanche Opal Ryker at Kirkpatrick H.S., Kirkpatrick, Indiana. She received a degree in; BS in Nursing; Nursing degree from Indiana University School of Nursing, Indpls, IN. Blanche Opal Ryker was born on 19. Apr. 1901 at Kirkpatrick, Indiana. She was the daughter of
Charles Edward Ryker and
Amelia Jane Hiteshue. Blanche Opal Ryker resided at at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, bt 1926 - 1932. She married
Gerald Anthony Myers on 18. Sep. 1926 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Blanche Opal Ryker resided at at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, bt 1933 - 1939; 1933, '36, '38: no city directory or telephone directory available for Lafayette/Tippecanoe Cnty. 1934 tele. directory gives: 515 S. 30th St; 1935 & '37 city diectories give same address. 1939 city directory gives 1332 South Street. She resided at at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, in 1940/41. She resided at at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, bt 1942 - 1953; In 1942, Myers family lived at 4305 Tacoma, Ft. Wayne, IN
Between 1943 and 1953, Myers family lived at 4134 Arlington Ave., Ft. Wayne
In October 1953, Myers family lived at 4326 Arlington Ave. She resided at at Speedway, Indiana, in 1953. She resided at at Speedway, Indiana, bt 1953 - 1968; 1627 Beeler St. She was Hospital operating room supervisor at Coleman Hospital for Women, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. She was buried on 16. Sep. 1968 at Entombed (wall crypt) at Washington Park North Cemetery Kessler Blvd., Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; Funeral service held at Conkle Funeral Home, 4925 W. 16th St., Speedway, IN. Entombed (wall crypt) at Washington Park North Cemetery, Kessler Blvd., Indpls, IN.