October 7, 1904 - August 18, 2001

Ingrid, age 2 Clara, her mother Elsa, her sister

Farewell Ingrid

Scattered on the high tide and taken out to sea Ingrid's ashes join those of her mother in the Atlantic Ocean. Six years ago Grammy Blom's ashes, after storage for many years, were cast into the sea. Ingrid was present for this ceremony and expressed the wish for the same to take place with her remains when the time came.

Carl, her son

Karin, her grandaughter

These words were spoken by Karin at the memorial service for her grandmother.-------

Mariano, Karin's husband

Karin and Mariano

- Island Terrace nursing home in Lakeville,MA where Ingrid spent the last few weeks of her life. [Scroll horizontally to view the entire picture.]