Grace Martha Blado

Grace M. Blado

Grace M. Blado returned home to the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at the age of 90 years. She passed away at Season’s Hospice, in Waukesha. Grace Martha was born to Christian and Dorothy Merten nee Brandt on May 25, 1920, in Waukesha, WI. Grace was united in marriage to Harold R. Blado on July 18, 1942 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waukesha where she was baptized as an infant and confirmed as a young adult. Grace was very active in many church organizations, including Eastside Circle, Ladies Aide Society, OWLS and choir. She enjoyed soloing at church services and weddings. Grace is a past member of Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church and choir in Waukesha and St. Jacobi Evangelical Lutheran Church in Greenfield.

She is remembered as a devout Christian wife, mother and grandmother. A January, 1938 graduate of Waukesha High School, Grace was employed as a long distance telephone operator at Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co., and returned there after raising her family. The Blado family lived in Waukesha until their move to Reno, Nevada in 1956. In 1959 the Blados moved to Walnut Creek, CA. They returned to Waukesha in 1965. Grace was well-known for her talent in the kitchen, particularly her German stollen. She played the piano and autoharp to the enjoyment of her grandchildren. An accomplished seamstress, Grace made many of her own clothes. She was an avid reader, and would often read aloud to many of the residents at her assisted living facility. She was an avid crossword puzzle fan. Grace travelled to Germany twice and loved to visit her family around the United States.

Beloved mother of: Cynthia Charles Newman, Huntington Beach, CA; Peter Adrienne Blado, Tacoma, WA; Jonathan Alice Blado, University Place, WA; Mark Gayle Blado, Waukesha, WI and Elizabeth Timothy Henning, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Dear grandmother of Rachel Blado, San Francisco, CA; Jonathan Kellie Newman, Fountain Valley, CA; Emily Martin Slotwinski, Brookfield, WI; Matthew Lisa Newman, Orange, CA; Michelle Rice, Roseburg, Oregon; Lindsey Brian Beaky, Lynnwood, WA; Sarah Guillermo Lopez, Riverside, CA; Megan Jason Bergman, Tacoma, WA; Christopher Blado, Seattle, WA; Leah Michael Johnson, Corona, CA; Daniel Henning, Rancho Cucamonga, CA; and Kayla Blado, Madison, WI. Proud great-grandmother of Koral and Madison Newman; Xander and Elliott Beaky; and Callan Slotwinski. Dear sister of Florence Smith and sister-in-law of Martha Merten, Waukesha. Further survived by many friends and relatives. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold in 2002; granddaughter, Bethany Anne Blado in 1988; sisters Irma Scholovich and Lillian Murray; brothers Raymond and William Merten; and her parents.

The family would like to express their deep gratitude to Grace’s dear friends at Oak Hill Terrace and Springhouse who so lovingly cared for her for so many years. Thanks to Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Season’s Hospice staffs for their kindness.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to either Grace Ev. Lutheran Church choir or Mount Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church choir are appreciated.

Visitation will be Saturday, March 5, at Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, 700 Beechwood Ave., Waukesha, from 10:00 until the noon service. Burial will be at Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, immediately following the service.
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