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Melvin Paul “Mel” Blocker, 75

Melvin Paul “Mel” Blocker, 75, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. He was a loving husband and father to four children. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Dewey Grimes officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, May 31, 2019, from 5-8 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife of fifty-one years, Deborah, of Tama; four children: Wendy (Kevin) Hintermeister, of Toledo, Stacie (Eric) Hauser, of Tama, Tricia Smith, of West Des Moines, and Ryan (Charlotte) Blocker, of Toledo; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; his mother-in-law, LaRue Atchison; his siblings: Gordon Blocker, Patsy Seymour, Jeanette (Wes) Jenson, Jim (Audrey) Blocker, Deloris Baughman, David (Nancy) Blocker, Keith (Rita) Blocker, Kenneth (Bev) Blocker, Larry (Bev) Blocker, LeRoy (Connie) Blocker, William (Chris) Blocker, Eugene (Mary) Blocker, and Darrell Blocker and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

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