Louis Harold BLOCH

1914 - 2006  (91 years)

• Name	Louis Harold BLOCH
  Birth	30 Jul 1914	Currie, Murray County, Minnesota
  	per an Ancestry World Tree source
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2006-MN-007291
  Death	7 Mar 2006	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	died at Martin Luther Manor in Bloomington, choked to death due to neglect
  Burial	Westbrook Cemetery, Cottonwood County, Minnesota
  Notes	When he married Doris, his residence was Foxhome, Minnesota, in Wilkin County. He was a 21 year-old bachelor. He and Doris and their two children lived in Westbrook at the time of the 1940 census. He worked 72 hours per week on a dairy farm. He and Doris each had an eighth-grade education. He earned $650 in 1939. Five years earlier, he and Doris had lived in Wilkin County, Minnesota. He survived his sister who died in 2005. Not listed in the index of Minnesota births. Not listed in the SSDI. His obit: Funeral services were held for Louis Bloch Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at Grace Lutheran Church, Westbrook, MN. Officiating was Rev. Roy Williams and organist was Betty Rupp. Honorary casket bearers were Kory Olson, Chad Bloch, Tom Burns, Jeffory Bloch, Tyson Bloch, Doug Burns. Interment was in the Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN. Louis Harald Bloch was born July 30, 1914 to Albert and Anna (Rachuy) Bloch on a farm near Currie, MN, Murray County. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and attended country school. As a young man he worked on the family farm and assisted many neighbors with their farm work. In 1935, Louis married Doris Toso and they made their home near Breckinridge, MN. He drove truck and worked as a hired man for a short time before going to work for the Wilson Ranch near Foxhome, MN. In the early 1940’s they moved to Westbrook, MN and Louis worked for the Westbrook Dairy and later as a hired man on the Caesar Carlson farm outside of Westbrook. On April 22, 1961 Louis married Virginia Scarset and they made their home in Marshall, MN. Louis went to work at the Rendering Plant in Marshall until they moved back to Westbrook, where he went to work for the Westbrook Elevator until his retirement in the mid-70’s. He continued to work as a hired man for several area farmers for many years. Louis enjoyed fishing in his younger years, following the Minnesota Twins and traveling around the area visiting many old friends in his later years. In September of 2005 Louis became a resident of the Martin Luther Manor in Bloomington, MN, where he died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at the age of 91. Survivors include his daughter LaDonna (Mandy) Olson of Alexandria, MN; sons, Deland (Sharon) Bloch and Dennis Scarset, both of Savage, MN; step-sons, Bruce and Greg; one step-daughter, Diane; ten grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and cousins. His wife, Virginia, one step-son, one step-daughter, infant twin granddaughters, one brother, Arnold, and one sister, Frieda Burns preceded him in death.
  Person ID	I7843	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	8 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Albert William BLOCH,   b. 10 Mar 1880, York County, Nebraska d. 28 Jan 1927, Murray County, Minnesota (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Anna RACHUY,   b. 19 Jun 1888, Nebraska d. Dec 1980, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1907
  Family ID	F6811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Doris Violet TOSO,   b. 14 May 1917, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 18 May 2009, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1935	Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
  Divorce	Abt 1946
  Children	1. La Donna Lou BLOCH,   b. 29 Jul 1936, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 20 Feb 2018, Arizona (Age 81 years)   2. D.L. BLOCH
  Family ID	F5958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Agnes RUPPERT,   b. 19 Sep 1921   d. Jul 1982, Westbrook, Cottonwood County, Minnesota (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1961
  Family ID	F11870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2010