The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, December 1, 1995               TAG: 9512010198
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

GILDA BLAND

Gilda ``Jill'' Bland, 62, died Nov. 30, 1995, in a local hospital.

She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and lived in Norfolk for the past 34 years.

Survivors include her husband, Charlie Bland; a daughter, Cyndi and son-in-law, Ronald Coburn of Norfolk; grandsons, Brandon and Shannon of Norfolk, and Drew Bland of Ohio; three sisters, Mary Itri and Helen Martorelli of Philadephia and Dolly Williams of Fredericksburg, Md.; three brothers, Peter, Albert, and Joseph Monaco of the Philadelphia area; and a stepson, Jay Bland of Ohio.

She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and cootie Auxiliary Post, 3160 Ocean View.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 1995, in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Father Edward L. Richardson officiating. There will be a Christian Wake service held at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, at 7 p.m. Sunday, with the family receiving friends afterwards.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB