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Nelladele Henke Aldrich

February 22, 1929 –

</span><br />Nelladele Henke Aldrich opened her eyes in Heaven on the morning of April 6, 2012. She was born in Michigan City, Indiana on February 22, 1929, to Harvey and Pearl Henke. Nell married Cleo Todd Aldrich, Jr. on August 12, 1949.</p>
<p>During their 62 years of marriage, Nell and Cleo served as missionaries in Bolivia, SA and worked at Gull Lake Bible Conference in Michigan.&nbsp; Nell earned her degree in Christian Education at what is now Cornerstone University and then worked as a Pre-school director and teacher.&nbsp; After retiring, Nell also had the privilege of teaching English in China for eight weeks.&nbsp; Note: Nell was also instrumental in getting the SCC Observer delivered to the Community in Kings Point.</p>
<p>An active member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, she enjoyed being involved in Bible studies and sharing her faith with whomever and wherever she could.</p>
<p>Nell is survived by her husband, Cleo; sons, Gary (Judy), Geoff (Debra) and daughter, Gwen; &ldquo;Adopted&rdquo; children, Frank and Edith Blaszczak, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Rev. Wilbur Henke (June) and preceded in death by her sister, Mildred Henke Johnson.</p>
<p>The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Gideons Int&rsquo;l, Sun City Camp, PO Box 5462, Sun City Center, FL&nbsp; 33573 or LifePath Hospice, 12973 N Telecom Pkwy, Ste 100, Temple Terrace, FL&nbsp; 33637.</p>
<p>A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1239 Del Webb Blvd. West, Sun City Center, FL on Friday, April 13 at 1:00 PM.</p>