Blanche Kalama Simmons

Blanche thoroughly enjoyed huckleberry picking, fishing, selling fireworks, baking, crochet and cowboys. Blanche was also proud of graduating from the school of hard knocks.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Peter Kalama and Alice Jackson Kalama; husband John "Jack" Simmmons; brothers; Lawrence, Elmer, Fred, Roy and Edward Kalama, sisters; Sadie Kalama Squally Mounts, Mildred Kalama Ikebe, Violet Kalama, Carmen Lottie Kalama Holmes, Zelda Kalama Thompson and Josephine Wells.

She is survived by her Sister Zelma Kalama McCloud; sons; John Simmons and Roger Simmons, daughters; Barbara Simmons, Mugsy, and Norma Simmons, caregivers and grandchildren John Anthony Simmons, Joan Claudio Simmons and Jason Sharp, nieces; Lorna, Carmen, Judy, Alice, Terry, Tina, Annie, Cook, Joni, Marie, Sue, Pauline, Alonna, Annette, Cathy, Sheila, Robin, nephews; Brian, Rick, Chief, Lewis, Joe, Jeff and Pete. Blanche is also survived by numerous grand-children, great-grand-children, nieces, nephews, friends and fishermen.

A Candlelight Service will be held at the Nisqually Gym on Wednesday, October 8th at 7 pm and Funeral Services will be held at the Nisqually Gym on Thursday, October 9th at 9 am.

Arrangements under the direction of Mills & Mills Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Tumwater, WA.