Blume, Gerald Ernest

Blume, Gerald Ernest

April 17, 1933 – December 19, 2019
Age 86 of Lakeville. Preceded in death by wife, Palma Lee (Nickerson), and sons Charles Christopher and Gerald Jr. He is survived by sons, Bruce Robert and Stephen Leonard and sister Myra (Russel) Greeder; 11 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Gerald was a loving father and husband, devoted to his family. Gerald enjoyed numerous projects and hobbies around the house and yard in the summer and making wine with many friends in the fall. Gerald was a wine judge at the Minnesota state fair for many years. He retired from Honeywell and served in the USCG for Thirty years. Funeral service private. (Published in the Star Tribune on December 29, 2019)