Terry Lee BLOCH

Terry married Joyce M SANDERS on 14 Apr 1973 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 21 Aug 1987 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1923-06936

Notes:

Celebration of Life for Walter G. Bloch was held at American Lutheran Church, Windom, MN, on  Monday, October 25, 2010.  Pastor Ron Letnes officiated. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Minnesota.

 Walter G. Bloch was born on January 30, 1923, in Westbrook, Minnesota to Max and Marie (Kobbs) Bloch. He was baptized and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Westbrook. He attended country school in Rosehill Township.

On April 2, 1945, Walter was united in marriage to Laurene K. Burns at the Grace Lutheran Church Parsonage in Westbrook. After marriage, Walter and Laurene farmed near Westbrook. In 1961, they moved to a farm seven miles north of Windom where they were involved in dairy farming. They retired in 1992 and moved into Windom. Laurene passed away on January 30, 2008. After Laurene's death, Walter continued living in Windom. In June, Walter moved into the Sogge Memorial Good Samaritan Society in Windom where he passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the age of 87.

In his earlier married years, Walter was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Westbrook and then transferred their membership to the American Lutheran Church in Windom after moving north of Windom. Walter enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, ballroom dancing, and shooting pool. Walter's greatest love and enjoyment in life was his family; especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include his daughters and son, Cheryl (Rick) Gegorek, Summerland, FL; Joanne (John) Elston, Katy, TX; Debra (Terry) Otto, Aitkin; Todd (Beth) Bloch, Windom; Tonya (Todd) Knorr, Lamberton; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Orlein Jurgens, Windom; Dorothy (Wesley) Lindstrom, Currie; and Della Hoffman, New Ulm; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Laurene, two children, Terry and Paula Bloch; two brothers, Elder and William Bloch; and two sisters, Emalein Bloch and Hilma Anderson.

Casket bearers were James Patterson, Richard Burns, Bruce Leibfried, Marlow Jur-gens, Merlin Jurgens, Arlen Rossow and Pat Hoffman.

Honorary bearers were Walter's grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Wyatt Bloch, Nathan Kolander, Padaric Kolander, Oliver Elston, Zachary Bloch, Adam Knorr, Talia Otto, Madalyn Otto, Briana Otto, Isabel Otto, Erin Knorr, Stephanie Pita, Megan Ham, Abby Methven, Alicia Bloch, Finn Bloch, Tate Bloch, Bryce Kolander, Xyla Kolander, Boden Methven, Samantha Pita, Steven Pita Jr., Cash Bloch, Coen Hamm and Hudson Methven.

Walter married Laurene Kathleen BURNS on 2 Apr 1945 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Laurene was born on 25 Sep 1921; died on 30 Jan 2008 in Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
SSDI last residence

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1976-MN-009008

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he and his wife and daughter lived in Rose Hill Twp, Cottonwood County, Minnesota.


He and his family lived in Rose Hill Twp, Cottonwood County, in the 1930 census, next door to the farm of Herman Bloch. His parents, as well as his wife’s parents, are shown to have been born in Posen, Germany, which in another part of the census entry is also claimed to be in Poland.

Max married Marie Theresa KOBS on 30 Dec 1915 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Marie was born on 25 Mar 1894 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota; died on 26 Oct 1969 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota; was buried in Westbrook Cemetery, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kobbs in her son Walter’s obit.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1921-MN-002616

Notes:

In the 1880 census, he is recorded as Fredrick Blach. He and his family live in York County, Nebraska. He and his wife were born in Prussia. According to postings on Ancestry’s Bloch board, there were a number of Blochs who came to Nebraska from Pozen. Fredrick is likely a sibling or cousin of, for example, Gustav (wife Emelie) Bloch and/or Herman Rudolph Bloch. These Blochs were German Lutherans.

In the 1895 state census, he and Augusta and family live in Rose Hill in Cottonwood County.

He is a farmer in the Rose Hill Twp of Cottonwood County at the time of the 1900 census. He came to the U.S. in 1873 and his wife in 1877.

He and his family live in Rose Hill Twp, Cottonwood County in the 1910 census. He came to the U.S. in 1873, his wife in 1887.

He and Augusta and Laura live in Westbrook Twp, Cottonwood County, at the time of the 1920 census. In that census, Frederick and “Agusta” both claim to have been born in Pozen, Germany, and that their mother tongue was German.

Birth:
probably Poznan in west-central Poland, then part of Prussia

Fredrick married Wilhelmina (Minnie) FECHNER. Wilhelmina was born about 1849 in Prussia; died before 1888 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]