What happened to Blanche?

In about 1939, Blanche and Tony lived on 8th Street in Washington, D.C. At this point in her life Blanche was not a happy person. She was quiet and withdrawn, and acted as though she had gotten a raw deal from life. She did not relate well to her children or take comfort in them. She did not appear to be really close to anyone. Tony and Blanche later lived with Kathleen’s sister, Alberta (aka Bert).

Sometimes called Mazie, she died in Hollywood (Broward County), Florida, of pancreatic cancer. According to the Florida Death Index, she died in March of 1959. She had also suffered from diabetes.