Blanche F. Applegate

Applegate, Blanche Franzmann, 84, of Ft. Myers and formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday February 19, 2005 in Ft. Myers. Born in Yonkers, NY, she came here in 1946 from Ridgefield, CT, where she had worked at the Ridgefield Savings Bank. She graduated from Larsons Jr. College in CT. Locally, she worked for Florida Power and was an active volunteer with Bay Point PTA and the March of Dimes. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She later moved to Ft. Myers in 1998. Survivors include a daughter, Laura A. Rockenstein, Ft. Myers; a son, Richard E. Applegate, Jacksonville, FL; a sister, Irma F. Beers, Homosassa, FL; two brothers: Dr. John R. Franzmann, Stillwater, OK; and Paul M. Franzmann, Homosassa, FL; and two grandsons. Anderson-McQueen Funeral & Cremation Centers-N.E. St. Petersburg.