Esther Elizabeth (Jensen) Blandin, 88, formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 14, 2023, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. She was born on October 20, 1934, in Heron Lake, Minnesota, to Andrew and Alice (Gentry) Jensen. She attended school in Okabena, Minnesota and graduated from Windom High School, Windom, Minnesota.

In 1955, she married Thomas L Blandin and spent many years as a military wife. Shortly after he retired, they relocated to Horton, Kansas. Towards the end of child raising, she went back to school at Highland Community College. There she earned an associate degree and moved on to Washburn University, where she received a bachelor's degree in education.  She was a good old-fashioned country girl and was friendly with everyone she met.

Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas L Blandin; and her son, Darren A. Blandin. She is survived by her daughter, Denise J. Patterson, and son, Kevin T. Blandin, both of Horton; one sister, Adeline Anderson of Annandale, MN; brothers, Lowell Jensen of Marrifield, MN, and David Jensen of St. Paul, MN; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life service will be on Wednesday, May 17th at 11:00 a.m. at Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton, KS, followed by a lunch/potluck dinner/visitation at the Kickapoo Community Building on the Kickapoo Reservation (1073 Falcon Road, Horton, KS 66439). A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on May 19, 2023, at the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom, MN, with burial to follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Windom.