Sue Blankenhagen, age 78, of Pocahontas, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the Laurens Care Center in Laurens, Iowa. A Visitation was held on Friday, October 9 from 4-6 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Pocahontas, IA. A Funeral Mass was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 10 at Resurrections of Our Lord Catholic Church, Pocahontas, IA. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Pocahontas. Powers Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Anita Suzanne Forbes was born on April 2, 1948, in Laurens, Iowa. She was the daughter of Orville and Margaret (Lorge) Forbes. She graduated from Pocahontas Catholic High School in 1966 and went on to earn her LPN Certificate from the Cherokee School of Practical Nursing. On October 10, 1970, Sue was united in marriage to Chuck Blankenhagen in Pocahontas. The couple settled in Pocahontas where Sue worked at the Pocahontas Community Hospital. Chuck passed away in January of 2006. In 2008, Sue retired from the hospital with over 40 years of service. In retirement, Sue lived in several locations around Iowa before returning to Pocahontas. She recently moved to Arlington Place.
Sue was a member of the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church and the Ladies Society. She enjoyed reading, playing dominos, farkle, cards and especially loved being a caretaker.
Survivors include her children, Colleen (Dale) Geist of Colorado Springs, CO and Nate (Diana) Blankenhagen of Humboldt; grandchildren, Kayce Purcell and Taelyn (Jacob Burns) Blankenhagen; sister, Charlotte (Steve) Carlsen of Havelock and special friend, Randy Schuh of Johnston.
Sue was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Chuck; brother, John Forbes and infant grandson, Dylan.
