Making it big in NYC: Walburg’s Howard Bleeke, professional actor, loved his life

  • As an older man, Howard Bleeke played cranky old men and elegant old men. In this photo, he is shown as a participant in a chess game.
    As an older man, Howard Bleeke played cranky old men and elegant old men. In this photo, he is shown as a participant in a chess game.
    Howard Bleeke came home to Walburg on Valentine’s Day. He was buried next to his mother, Hilda Kelm Bleeke, as he had requested, and his father, Wilfred Bleeke. Had he lived, Howard would be celebrating his 83rd birthday today, but he died a year ago last spring. Up on the hill where one can see the shape of Georgetown from the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Valentine’s Day was co...

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