John Hubert Blanchard, 80
John Hubert Blanchard
Dec. 7, 1934 to Aug. 16, 2015
John H. Blanchard passed away on Aug. 16, 2015 at 80 years old. He was born Dec. 7, 1934, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He graduated from Bremerton High School in 1953. He served in the Army and was the owner of Eastside Auto Wrecking for many years. He owned the top fuel dragster The Gladiator and held the world record for speed in 1970.
He is survived by his three children: Tracy Driver, Leah Caswell (Kevin) and Jeff Blanchard; four grandchildren: Christopher, Kayla, Kyler and Mahealani.
Services will be held at Holy Trinity Parish on Wednesday, August 26th at 2 p.m.