Gilbert Francis van Blarcom
SexMale
Age78
 
Born30 July 1899inHawthorne, Passaic County NJ (US)
Died11 August 1977inScottsdale, Maricopa County AZ (US)
BuriedinGreen Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County AZ (US)
FatherWilliam Oakley van Blarcom
 Born 1869
 Died1945
MotherIna Jane Payne
 Born1867
 Died1943
BrotherJames Smith Payne born 1893
Residence(s)Fall River, Bristol County MA (US) from 1940 until 1958
 Tiverton, Newport County RI (US) until 1969
 Scottsdale, Maricopa County AZ (US) from 1969 until 1977

MilitaryWorld War I 

ObituaryServices for Gilbert F. VanBlarcom, 78, a retired textile engineer, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden Rd.
Mr. VanBlarcom, who lived at 4800 N. 68th St., died Thursday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
He came to Scottsdale in 1969 from Tiverton, R.I, and was a World War I veteran.
Entombment will be in Green Acres Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
Mr. VanBlarcom is survived by two daughters, Edith Barrowclough and Nancy Jenkins, both of Massachusetts; a brother, out of state, seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Scottsdale Progress, August 13, 1977


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Marriage  
withGladys Ada McCowan
Born13 July 1899inFall River, Bristol County MA (US)
Died13 January 1976inBuenos Aires (AR)
Burried inGreen Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County AZ (US)
Children Edith Oakley born 25 Febr. 1923
Richard G. born 21 Sept. 1925
Nancy Jean born 3 Nov. 1929
ObituaryGladys A. Van Blarcom, 77, a Scottsdale resident for six years, died Jan. 13th aboard the S.S. Santa Marina off Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mrs. Van Blarcom, a native of Massachusetts, was a member of the Western Greeters and the Arizona Boys Community Club. She resided at 4800 N. 68th St.
Survivors include her husband, Gilbert; daughters, Edith Barrowclough and Nancy Jenkins both of Massachusetts; brothers, Stewart McCowan of Staten Island, N.Y., Milton D. McCowan of Massachusetts; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden Rd., with entombment in the Green Acres Memorial Gardens.
The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to the Arizona Lung Association, 1239 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix.

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Burial plate
Burial plate on Green Acres
Memorial Park, Scottsdale,
Maricopa County AZ (US)
(Source: Mike VanBlaricom)


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