Blanche Cardon Thompson
Logan, Utah: Blanche Cardon Thompson, 89, died
peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2004, at Sunshine
Terrace in Logan. She was born April 11, 1915, in
Independence, Missouri, the youngest of 8 children of
Joseph E. and Sophia Wilson Cardon.
She married Fred
Thompson November 6, 1940 in the Logan LDS Temple.
She graduated from Utah State University in 1937 with
a bachelor's degree in Sociology. While attending
USU, she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority and was
active in many musical productions, including singing
the lead role in the opera Carmen. An accomplished
musician, she fulfilled an LDS Church mission as
organist at the 1940 Golden Gate International
Exposition in San Francisco.
A lifetime of musical
service in her church and community involved playing
for hundreds of funerals and accompanying soloists and
choirs for numerous programs and performances. Her
membership in several clubs and organizations included
the Logan Literary Club, Fine Arts Club, Daughters of
the Utah Pioneers, the USU Old Main Society and
Presidents Club.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol
Lynne and John Steinitz, Del Mar, California; Janice
and Rory Roemmich, San Diego, California; and a son
and daughter-in-law, Fred and Robin Thompson, Salt
Lake City; eight grandchildren and eleven
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday, May
18 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel, 34 E. Center in
Logan. Friends may call at the mortuary Monday from 6
– 8 PM or on Tuesday 10:45 – 11:45 AM. Burial will be
in the Logan City cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those
who wish may make a contribution to the Sunshine
Terrace Foundation, 225 N 200 W, Logan, Utah 84321.