Blanche M. Flinn, 90, of Mars, formerly of West View, died Saturday at the LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.

Born in Pittsburgh, Feb. 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Alliquippa Cox Krahl.

She served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Blanche had worked for the Pennsylvania Unemployment Office as a claims examiner.

She had been a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in West View.

She was the mother of Richard Flinn and his wife, Cynthia, of Mars and the late Pamela Kestenbaum; grandmother of Erica and James Flinn and Bess Kestenbaum; and sister-in-law of Richard D. Flinn of Mars.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Flinn; and a brother, Walter Krahl.

A special thanks to the nursing staff at the St. John Specialty Care Center for the loving care she received.

<B>FLINN</B> — Services and interment for Blanche M. Flinn, who died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, are private and are under the direction of the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc.</B>, Mars.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 305 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15229.Condolences may be placed at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.