Bladt, Donald (1920 - 2016)

BLADT, HOLDORF, KASISKE, CHRISTENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/29/2016 at 14:43:26

Name of deceased: Donald Edwin Bladt

Aged: 95 yrs, 4 mo, 17 days

Residence: Avoca Nursing and Rehab, Avoca, IA

Born: Nov. 24, 1920; Pleasant Township, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: April 10, 2016; Avoca Nursing and Rehab, Avoca, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, April 14, 2016; Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Children, Steve (spouse, Peggy) Bladt of Minden, IA, Daniel (spouse, Leona) Bladt of Shelby, IA, Lori Christensen of Shelby, IA, David (spouse, Debra) Bladt of Shelby, IA, Larry (spouse, Collette) Bladt of Shelby, IA; 12 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; nephews; nieces; and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Daniel P. and Ida Sophie (nee Holdorf) Bladt; Wife, Pauline; brothers, Elwin “Bud” Bladt and Willis Bladt; grandson, Nathan Bladt; sister-in-law, Norma Bladt; niece, Sharon Bladt

Education: attended country school until the Grade 8 and then graduated from Shelby High School, Shelby, IA, Class of 1938

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at Shelby Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Pauline Kasiske; Feb. 29, 1948; United Church of Christ, Minden, IA

Employment: farmed; served as Soil and Water Conservation Commissioner, serving 10 years in West Pottawattamie County and 40 years in Shelby County.

Hobbies/Interests: His interest in soil conservation began when he was a young farmer: in 1941, Don started to put in terraces with a plow on his dad’s farm, and he was one of the first farmers in the area to utilize the farming practices of minimum till, ridge till and no till. Don was very conscientious regarding soil conservation and did everything he could to preserve the land.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com