James Bloch, of Montevideo, died on Friday, October 9, 2009 at the Chippewa Co - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 72. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating. Interment will be in the Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon and evening with the family present from 5 - 7 P.M. and with a prayer service at 7 P.M. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Montevideo. James Edward Bloch was born on January 6, 1937 in Worthington, MN to Harold and Susan (Schmidt) Bloch. He attended Westbrook High School, graduating in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1956 and after serving four years was honorably discharged in 1960. He spent seventeen months aboard ship in the Aleutian Islands, was stationed both in Adak and Kodiak, sailed down to Juneau and out to Attu (four times) and over the Arctic Circle to Kotzebue, stopping at Nome. Following his discharge he worked at various companies before moving to Montevideo in 1966, where he worked at Control Data, which is currently known as MTI/SL. On December 13, 1975 he was united in marriage to Charlene Pederson at Jevnaker Lutheran Church. He was a member of Jevnaker Lutheran Church, holding numerous council positions and served one year as president. He loved to garden and was generous with his time helping others. He loved kids, doing crossword and sodoku puzzles, Nascar racing and out of door activities such as fishing and hunting. He is survived by his wife, Charlene; four children: Cheryl (and Greg) Tovsen of Prior Lake, MN; Steve (and Judy) Bloch of Montevideo, MN; Scott (and Julie) Bloch of Svea, MN and Lori (and Tim) McNichols of Greenville, WI; nine grandchildren; a great grandson; three sisters and seven brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, two sisters-in-law, and a niece.