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Frances Palmblad Obituary

Frances Palmblad passed peacefully in her sleep at home on July 12, 2013. She was a dutiful wife and devoted mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederic Palmblad, daughter, Linda Jeanne Killey, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson. Frances is survived by her sons Eric and Dana; her daughters Anne Thompson and Vicki Wobig; 12 grandchildren, David, Todd, Brian, Carl, Karen, Mason, Kellie, Alyssa, Julia, Carmen, Evan and Nicholas, and 4 great-grandchildren, Maya, Jaycee, Max and Noah. Frances was the ultimate family person. She enjoyed keeping her large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins connected. She kept many friends from all over the world whom she met during her military life and after her husband's retirement as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Services will be held at 1pm on July 27th at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2318 N. Cascade Ave in Colorado Springs.

Published by The Gazette on Jul. 18, 2013.
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Rest in Peace Fran. You were the best second mother ever!
Peter

July 25, 2013

Love you, Grandma!

Julia

July 24, 2013

Aunt Francis always made me feel a part of the family. She was so kind to my daughers and always welcomed us with open arms. she had such a wonderful soul

Barb Mason

July 21, 2013

It was our pleasure to have Frances Marie Palmblad as a neighbor for three decades, when our son aaron was a paperboy she and her family made him feel very successful--- an act of kindness still appreciated
the busby family

July 19, 2013

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