Mrs. Blanch S. Nix

May 8, 1926 - June 14, 2012

Lebanon, NH             Blanch S. Nix, 84 of Winter Street in Claremont, NH died Monday (June 14) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH following a period of failing health. She was born in Rombauer, MO. On May 8, 1926 the daughter of Charles and Julia (Sutton) Schmerbauch and had been Claremont resident since 1963 moving here from Cochituate, MA. She married Harding E. Nix on April 26, 1952 in Granite City, IL. She was employed as a Western Union Operator in Granite City and later became employed by Raytheon in Waltham, MA. She and her husband owned and operated Nix’s Store on Hanover Street Extension for many years. She enjoyed baking, sewing, crafts, yard sales, reading, jigsaw puzzles, hummingbirds and taking care of her family. Members of her family include her husband, Harding E. Nix, Claremont, NH; a daughter, Judith Castellini and her husband, Herbert, Unity, NH; a son, Charles Nix and his companion, Elizabeth Dyke, Claremont, NH; three grandchildren, Lindsey Comora, Lynn, MA; Laurel Castellini, Ocala, FL; Christopher Nix, Sr., Claremont, NH and several great grandchildren, five brothers, Roy Schmerbauch, IL; Erwin Schmerbauch, IL; Robert Schmerbauch, IL; Robert Schmerbauch, IL; John Schmerbauch, Ocala, FL; three sisters, Viola Schmieg, Granite City, IL; Dorothy Schmerbauch, St. Louis, MO; Ella Prendiville, Melbourne, FL;  and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, James H. Nix in 2007, six brothers, Charles, Eugene, Arthur, Daniel, Joseph, Marcus, a sister, Pauline Lewis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 PM on Friday in St. Joseph’s Church with the Rev. Stanley Piwowar, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the Roy Funeral Home, 93 Sullivan Street, Claremont, NH on Thursday evening from 6 – 8 PM. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association, 249 Canal Street, Manchester, NH 03101. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Roy Funeral Home and Cremation Service.