Mary Block

Mary Block

October 25, 1928 - January 09, 2020

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Mary "Nell” Block, 91 of Platteville, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2020, with her loving son, Peter, by her side. Services will be on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Pastor Zayna Thomley will officiate. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, at a later date. Friends may call from 1:00p.m. until the time of service. A meal will be provided following the service at Melby Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested in the name of Mary Nell Block to the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Platteville. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Nell was born October 25, 1928 in Waupun, Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert and Mary Haeft. Nell graduated from Waupun High School and attended the University of LaCrosse where she graduated in 1950 with a degree in Physical Education. Nell moved to Platteville in 1951 and taught Physical Education at Platteville High School. Platteville is where she met Robert C. Block and they were married in the summer of 1952. Robert and Nell made their home in Platteville where Robert was an attorney and Nell became a homemaker after they adopted two Greek boys, Timothy D. Block and Peter T. Block. Nell was also the "neighborhood mother for the children and parents on special occasions.

Nell was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Block; son Timothy D. Block; and her parents Albert and Mary Haeft. Surviving are her son, Peter T. Block; and many nieces and nephews.

Special gratitude to Park Place Assisted Living and St. Croix Hospice for providing loving care to Nell. Thank you to Pastor Zayna and the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Platteville.

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Becky Reich
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Oh, how sad. Nell was an amazing woman. I was lucky to be one who could call Nell my second mom. Oh, the times making ice cream on the patio, the games we played in the empty lot, sleep overs, picnics at the Belmont Mound...just so much! My sympathies to you, Peter. I will so miss her!
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RANDY EDGE
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Pete, So sorry to hear of your mom passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you always. Randy
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Sandy lefler osterhaus
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Just learned of your moms passing Peter. So sorry I really enjoyed seeing her and you everyday at park place when I visited my mom Doris Kitto. Two great ladies .
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Jody Kitto Bender
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So sorry Peter to hear about your mother. She was one of a kind and I have so many wonderful memories of her in the neighborhood. She will be missed. My thoughts are with you
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Kay Tiedemann Young
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What can I say about Nell? She was a fun and encouraging grandmother to our kids and a wonderful neighbor to all of us. She sent a man in a pirate costume to Tyler’s birthday party, and helped Sarah run a kitten in a basket up and down three stories with a pulley. She hid jelly beans in plastic Easter eggs so early in the morning that crows cracked into all of them by the time we got up. She baked me a Halloween birthday cake that looked like a black cat, and the frosting stained our teeth. She gave Sarah a real floor-standing gum ball machine. But most of all, she simply loved us.
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marilyn richards
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So Sorry to hear the passing of your mom. My thoughts and prayers to you...

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