Candice L. Baltzell

April 6, 1947--Feb. 14, 2006

Candice L. Baltzell, 58, died Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2006) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a brief illness.

She was born on April 6, 1947, in Kankakee, Ill., to Orville and Eve (Elliott) Borchers. She was a 1965 graduate of East Richland High School in Olney, Ill., and attended Olney Central College. She graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, in 1967 and then completed dental assisting courses in Chicago.

She married Dr. Robert Baltzell on Dec. 27, 1967, in Charles City, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 15, 2004.

She was a chairside assistant in her husband's dental practice.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in McCook, Chapter GY PEO and the Good Earth Gardeners.

She was preceded in death by her husband, father and grandparents.

Survivors include her mother, Eve Garden of Charles City, Iowa; brother, Max Brewer and wife, Donna of Naples, Fla.; a nephew; a niece; mother-in-law, Virginia Baltzell of Leesburg, Fla.; one great-niece; four great-nephews; and many cousins, stepbrothers, and stepsisters.

There was a cremation. Memorial services will take place at a later date.

Memorials are being accepted in her name at the McCook Humane Society or Hospice of McCook.

Friends may sign her book at the funeral home or leave condolences online at www.carpenterbreland.com.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.