Obit: Wayne Blackledge

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Wayne N. Blackledge, 73, of Indianapolis died April 3, 2020 after a fight with heart disease.

There will not be any services, but his greatest joy was drum and bugle corp. Donations may be made in his name to: http://www.goldyoutharts.org/drumcorps/support/tourfund/ or Gold Youth Arts Organization, PO Box 1715, Lemon Grove, CA 91946.

Wayne was born July 29, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Harold and Margaret Blackledge. He graduated from Jefferson High School.

He spent his life working at GPC in Muscatine and retired after 25 years.

He is survived by his four children, Bryon Blackledge of Davenport, Sara Ashelford of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Wayne Andrew of Dubuque and Corey Blackledge of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren Morgan and Samantha Ashelford and Grace and Mason Blackledge; his sister Janet Blackledge and brother Jim Blackledge, both of Cedar Rapids, and his brother Leroy of Arizona.

He had two wives during his lifetime — Pat Blackledge and Theresa Blackledge.

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