Thomas Blasche

Thomas Lawrence Blasche (Tom), beloved husband of Dorothy Blasche for 70 years, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Drive.

Tom was born in Kansas City, Kansas where he grew up. He attended Junior College in the Kansas City area, where he met his wife Dorothy. Tom received his commercial pilot’s license at the age of 16 and later joined the Marines at the age of 17 and attended OCS school. During WW II Tom was a Captain in the Marine Corp where he served in the Pacific on a carrier and at training camps on the east coast.

After the war he was in the reserves, retiring with 20 years of service as a Major. He also was a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol and the American Red Cross with their disaster relief team. Tom worked as a chemist for Rocketdyne in McGregor for 36 years. He thoroughly enjoyed gardening, photography, and being with his family.

Tom and his wife Dorothy were married for 70 years before her passing, on January 30, 2013.

He is survived by his children and their spouses, John and Ann Blasche, Bob and Kay Blasche, David and Jill Blasche, Paul and Nancy Blasche, Katherine Blasche, and Don and Carol Blasche.

Additionally, he is survived by five grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that you donate to the charity of your choice in his name.