Kenneth R. Blaschke

BLASCHKE, Kenneth R. Kenneth R. Blaschke, 71, husband of Margaret "Peg" (Palauskas) (Rutkauskas) Blaschke of Carmel Dr., Prospect died Saturday morning (September 25, 2004) at the Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Blaschke was born February 21, 1933 in Bristol, son of Helen (Maieski) Blaschke of Bristol and the late Kenneth G. Blaschke. He was a service dispatcher for Northeast Utilities for over 45 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Korean War having served in Germany with the 43rd National Guard. He was an avid woodcarver, bowler and reader. He was a member of the Bonsai Club and the Gwiazda Polish Folk Dancing Group for over 20 years. He danced at the New York's World's Fair in 1964. He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. Besides his wife of Prospect and his mother of Bristol, he is survived by a son, Kenneth R. Blaschke, Jr. of Southington; a step-son, George Rutkauskas of West Dover, VT; three brothers, Robert W. Blaschke of Carthage, NY, Richard A. Blaschke and David A. Blaschke both of Bristol; three grandchildren, Erek, Amanda and Brenden Blaschke all of Southington; his daughter-in-law, Teresa Blaschke of Southington; several nieces and nephews. A military funeral will be held on Wednesday, September 29, at 10:30 a.m. from the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 26 Waterbury Rd., Rt. 69, Prospect to St. Anthony's Church for a Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 5-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, New England Div., P.O. Box 1004, Meriden, CT 06450-1004 or the V.N.A. Hospice, 50 Brookside Rd., Waterbury, CT 06708.