- Date Of Birth: May 14, 1922
- Date Of Death: January 26, 2016
- State: Colorado
Lavina W. Blehm, 93, passed peacefully on January 26 while under the gentle care of Hope West Hospice. Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel J. Blehm, and son, Dr. Darrel R. Blehm, she was surrounded in her final days by her loving family, including her surviving son Don Blehm of Pueblo, Colorado. Lavina lived for the past 8 years among many retired friends and caring staff at the Retreat at Harbor Cove. For most of her adult life, she operated a commercial business as a professional tailoress, first in the Pacific Northwest and then in Grand Junction.