SALISBURY -- Ernest Lynwood "Ernie" Blanks Jr., 82, of Salisbury, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Salisbury. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Ernest L. Blanks Sr. and Lillian Blanks. The oldest of six children, he grew up in Mount Ranier, Md. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served on the destroyer U.S.S. Power from 1953 to 1957. After working for Kraft Foods for over 37 years, he retired in 1995. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Solveig K. Blanks; sons: Eric Blanks and Wayne Blanks; brothers: Louis Blanks, George Blanks and Ross Blanks; sister Ellen Sutherland; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Blanks. A funeral service was held Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. Interment was in the Eastern Shore of Maryland Veterans Cemetery near Hurlock.