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Leonard Bladow Obituary
Born: May 3, 1938
Died: June 2, 2018
Leonard L. Bladow, 80 of Marengo, died peacefully, June 2, 2018 at Journeycare Hospice with his family by his side.
Leonard was born May 3, 1938 in Ladysmith, WI, the son of Harry and Johanna Bladow. He served proudly in the United States Marine Corp. On May 15, 1965 he married Linda M. Andres. He was a contractor which not only was his career but his favorite past times to dig in the dirt and build things. He was a devoted husband, father and papa who enjoyed gardening, bowling, golfing and cleaning pools. He will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; his children, Jeffrey (Jennifer) Bladow, Cynthia (Chris Bell) Bladow, and Michele (Daryl) Clark; and by his grandchildren, Jacyln, Jessica, Christopher, Connor, Ava, Grace and Camryn; and by his two brothers, Harry (Suzanne) Bladow and Robert (Joanne) Bladow; and by many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and by his 10 brothers and sisters.
Private family services were held.
For further information please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or on-line condolences may be directed to www.defiorejorgensen.com
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Joe Myslo
September 5, 2018
I don't really know Lenny or the family, but I remember him from 50 years ago.
Back in 1968, Lenny, his brother and a crew of hard working guys built our in-ground pool.
I was only 9 years old at the time, but I remember him working hard over in our Palatine backyard on the weekends and evenings. I remember my dad one evening brushing mosquitoes from the back of his tanned neck, and Lenny said, " They have to eat too!" I still remember his nephew Charlie shoveling some gravel around on a Saturday, and he wasn't even my age. I remember they all worked for Pile Pools at that time, but built our pool and my Uncle Joe's pool back in 1964 out in Elmhurst.
Both pools are still in service today, and when I sold my parent's home back in 2011, the buyer sent a guy out for an inspection on the old pool. When the guy arrived to check it out, He mentioned to me that his father had owned Halogen pool supply in Chicago, so I asked him if he knew Lenny Bladow, and told him he built this pool all those years ago. He excitedly said, " If Bladow built this thing, it's a tank and I don't even need to inspect it!" Of course it passed his inspection.
I have a customer in Inverness with a similar pool, and when I asked her who built it, she said Len Bladow. This was over ten years ago, but she recently told me this was the first year he stopped maintaining it for them, due to health issues.
Because of that information, I decided to Google his name today and was of course sad to see this.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my story about him with his family and friends, and offer my condolences on your immense loss.
R.I.P. Lenny.
Wally
June 7, 2018
Please accept my deepest sympathy.
There are a lot of great memories of
Len between Golf League and Fishing.
He was truly one of the good guys!!
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