Cecil C. Block

Cecil C. Block

Cecil Block Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 1, 2013.
Cecil was born on October 7, 1935 and passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Cecil was a resident of Platteville, Wisconsin at the time of his passing. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Rev. Mike Short will officiate. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post #42 and VFW Post #5274. Friends may call from 4:00 ' 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, or from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Cecil C. Block Memorial Fund.

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