George Blinkenberg
Obituary
George Blinkenberg was born in Page, North Dakota, to Evelyn Elizabeth (Mathewson) and Morris Hans Blinkenberg. The family moved to California when he was a young child; George graduated from Watsonville High School in 1959. Santa Cruz was home for most of his life. ?He worked 35 years as an ironworker, employed most of that time by Santa Cruz Re-Bar. George was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed camping, fishing, panning for gold and the annual hunting trips to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He played golf for many years at Spring Hills Golf Course and was a member of the Watsonville SIRs.
?In 2022 he moved to Arlington, Texas, to be close to his daughter and other family members living in the Dallas area.?
George was preceded in death by his parents; brother J.R. Blinkenberg; sisters Bonnie Reese and Ginger Taibl; sons John Blinkenberg and Jerry Blinkenberg. He is survived by his daughter, Gina Tilker (Mark); brother James Blinkenberg (Judy); sisters Elizabeth Shannon and Arlene Price; grandchildren Lindsey Zavala (Angel), Paige Tilker and Jacob Tilker; great-grandchildren Kali and Brody Zavala; and many nieces and nephews.
Published in The Pajaronian · August 10, 2023