Memorial
Steven Blanchett, 29, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday at St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Funeral services will be Friday, October 2, 2015 at 2pm at Calvary Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be following the service from 3 to 4pm. Following the visitation there will be a time of gathering for family and friends at Calvary Baptist Church. Cremation will follow the service.
Steven was born January 21, 1986 in Cedar Rapids, Ia to Timothy and Kim (Parker) Blanchett. He married the love of his life, Chrissy, on July 21, 2007 in Cedar Rapids, IA.
He loved his family with all his heart, his mom and dad were his world. He had a great love for his two little girls Hannah and Norah. He was very close with his brother, Jared and his sister, Kendra. Steve shared a very special love with his wife. He loved watching football, especially the Chicago Bears and working on his truck. Steve loved making people laugh, he had a sense of humor that could light up a room. Steve loved working for FedEx. He was also a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Steve relied on his faith to help guide him through all the adversity that he faced during his life.
He is survived by his loving wife, Chrissy and their two daughters Hannah and Norah; his parents Tim and Kim Blanchett; siblings Jared (Kristy) Blanchett, Kendra (Calvin) Blanchett, Cindy Parks, and Lexi Parks; grandparents, Jesse Parker, Kathryn (Fred Clinton) Baker, and George (Joyce) Bulen; mother-in-law Cindy Hamilton; father-in-law Gregg (Julie) Parks; nieces Madison, Allison, Emma, Hailey, Calli, Mya, Lily, Caylee, and Ali, and many cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.
Steve was preceded in death by four unborn angels, his sister Carly, brother-in-law Chad Parks, grandmother, Edythe Parker, and grandmother, Linda Parks.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family.