Obituary of Henry Blome
June 1939
Note: The family saved only the obituary, not the name of the paper or the date of the paper in which the obituary appeared. It is probably from the Clinton, Illinois, paper.
Henry Blome, 82, retired cigar manufacturer of Clinton, died in his home, 216 E. Main St. at 5:15 Friday. Mr. Blome had been ill since 1930 and was bedfast ten months prior to his death, which was due to complications.
The funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 pm in Pullen’s Funeral chapel in charge of Rev. R. E. Karban of the Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Blome was the son of Frederick and Margaret Blome and was born in Hanover, Germany. He came to this country with his parents when he was 14 years old, the family settling at Downer’s Grove, Illinois. Later he removed to Dwight where he was married to Miss Louise Kern, April 5, 1879. In 1886 they moved to Clinton where they have since lived.
Mr. Blome learned the trade of a cigar maker when a young man and after moving to Clinton opened a factory in the building at 216 E. Main St. He retired because of ill health in 1935.
He is survived by his wife and two sons, Dr. F. M. Blome of Kenney, who is now in the Mayo Bros’ clinic in Rochester, MN, and Dr. Albert H. Blome of Peoria; also four grandchildren. A son, George R, died in infancy.
Mr. Blome was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Eagles and Modern Woodman lodges, serving as clerk of the MWA camp for more than 25 years. He also served on the city council many years ago.