TATIANA MAKA
On a Friday of July 7th in the year 1939, in the city of Wiener Neustadt of Lower Austria, Franz Blaschke came into this world. He died at the age of 86 in Escondido California September 22,2025.
He was the son of Johann Blaschke and his wife Leopoldine (née Mart). The second and only son of a family with three children, Franz Blaschke, began his life during the upheavals of World War II in Europe. During those early years of his life, Franz always reflected on the multitudinous adventures that he had experienced in spite of all the perilous circumstances that were a constant presence in that first decade of his life. As the dust of conflict settled in the latter part of the 1940s. Franz experienced the culmination of a forever changed Austria that was partitioned amongst the victors of that global conflict and lived for a time under Soviet occupation. Franz, during those years recalled the immediate rapport he and his elder sister had developed with the Russian soldiers who took a liking to them. So much in fact that the children were even allowed to ride inside a USSR tank as a novel diversion during the arrival of the aforementioned army.
During his adolescents, Franz Blaschke worked as an apprentice in a bakery in Vienna. He described this period as a serendipitous event that gave him the constant desire towards an independent existence that he maintained throughout his life. At age eighteen, Franz was conscripted into the Austrian army for the duration of two years. During that time he described the many hijinks he and his army buddies got into. From pulling the odd prank to being placed on the mundane penalty of peeling potatoes in the barrack's kitchen over the weekends.
In 1959, during his twentieth year, Mr. Blaschke's mother passed away from cancer
This event left Franz with a desire to move forth in life and experience a world that was beyond the perimeters of his native homeland. At the invitation of his aunt Margaret, the compelling spirit of adventure beckoned the young man to travel to the United States of America in pursuit of such yearnings.
Receiving the necessary documents that he had procured at the US embassy in Vienna. In 1960, Franz bought a ticket to take him by train from the fabled birthplace of waltz to the burgeoning port city of Bremen in, what was then, the northern part of West Germany. Arriving on time, Franz spent the night at a luxurious house that was converted into a local hotel for weary travelers in Bremen. He described his last meal in Europe as a scrumptious delight that left him beyond satisfaction.
The journey from Bremen to New York city was a thrilling encounter of late night dancing, feasting and libations that Franz had never encountered before. That is despite the many tossing and turning of the ocean liner on the rough high seas. Franz Blaschke's sentiments on the joys of global travel commenced on that nautical journey.
Arriving in New York city, Franz lived temporarily at his aunt and uncle's residence until he found a place of his own in the borough of Queens. Attempting to continue what he had already known back in his native homeland, Franz worked at a local bakery but found the entire situation a mere bore since most of the equipment was automatic and had left much to be desired. Seeing the need for gaining some form of advancement, Franz Blaschke attended night classes at a local high school in Flatbush, New York where he received his high school diploma and then went on to study for a business degree at City College of New York.
From 1961-1965, Franz found employment at a local molding shop where he learned the techniques of the machinery and went on to be employed in other companies that dealt with similar equipment while he went to college at night.
In 1967, while taking some extra courses at Hunter College, Franz was at the library where he me a lovely young lady who was trying to reach a book that was located on the highest shelf. That young woman in a pink jacket and dress was none other than his future wife to be, Margarita Elena Acosta. Seeing a mutual attraction towards the other, their courtship began from there on. Franz and Margarita went to dance clubs, wonderful restaurants and Broadway shows to name a few. After a year long romance that blossomed into love. Franz Blaschke took it upon himself to propose to Margarita and Miss Acosta enthusiastically accepted without a second thought nor doubt. Mr. Blaschke's aunt Margaret convinced her nephew to let her prepare the entire event near her new residence in Ormond Beach, Florida. Franz, Margarita, and his son-to-be mother-in-law, Mercedes Acosta took the drive down to Florida to attend the happy couple’s much anticipated wedding ceremony on August 19th, 1968. The ceremony, while pleasant to behold, felt slightly uncomfortable as the local Catholic church of St Bridget's was a newly constructed edifice that lacked a functioning air-condition. Fortunately, for all those involved, the rest of the wedding was a resounding success. During the wedding reception later that day, Franz and now Margarita Blaschke, were given a heartfelt toast to a long and happy marriage.
The following day, Franz and his lovely new consort drove down to the port of Miami, Florida to spend a romantic honeymoon for two on a cruise bound for the Bahamas. There, at the port of Nassau, Franz and Margarita basked under golden sun of their honeymoon weekend. They rented a moped at a local beach shack, went scuba diving in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean and paid a short visit to the local Casino. The following week Mr. Blaschke returned to New York city with his blushing bride to resume the tasks that are required of a newlywedded couple. Franz went back to work and Margarita resumed her academic studies.
Two years had passed since Franz and Margarita tied their union in nuptial bliss.
But that spark that had been ignited over a decade ago for new horizons never truly left him. In 1973, California appeared as an enticing prospect for Franz especially since he grew weary of the hectic pace of New York city. Franz and Margarita, both agreed that was time to take their leave. The journey from one coast to the other was fantastic, they left in a snow storm in early February, only to arrive at the sun-kissed beaches of San Diego. Mr. Blaschke was so taken by the sumptuous beauty of southern Californian. He looked at his wife and said, "Margarita, that's it. I'm not going anywhere." Seeing that her husband was steadfast in his decision, Margarita, being an understanding wife and partner, agreed.
During those early years of residing in San Diego, Franz embarked on the molding and manufacturing business that he and his wife set up at a small facility in Convoy Ct. After going through a few struggles to gain a client base, Franz Blaschke was able to establish connections with such firms as Hewlitt Packard, Johnson & Johnson, ExxonMobil and others that allowed his company to thrive and prosper. In the 1970s, Franz Blaschke was in full collaboration with a scientific endeavor led by Dr. Welch, who after twelve years of research, developed a formula to mold steel for the first time in the world.
Later, in the year 1984, Mr. Blaschke and his wife were able to secure enough funding to purchase a larger facility up in Opper Street, Escondido. Over the succeeding years, Franz worked on numerous projects that included the manufacturing of medical products that were crucial for health care at the time. Items such as microscopic parts that could be implemented into the arteries of a patient which would then extract any harmful plaque from the human heart. Other technological projects that he worked on during the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s included the production of microchip frames, elastic bands for dentistry, medical tubing for early prototypes of catheters and other related products of that category.
In the year 1985, Franz and Margarita had a son named Francisco Blaschke whom they raised together throughout their son's formative years. Later in their son's life, he had a daughter that he named Isabel and Franz Blaschke became a dotting grandfather with many cherished memories that he cultivated with his young granddaughter.
As the final years of his life came to pass, Franz always maintained a composed demeanor that was laced with a genuine humor that never failed to render a smile upon those who would listen to him. He always believed in the joy of living since he never saw the use of inviting sadness into his daily life. Franz Blaschke always saw that life was still worthwhile when you just sit back and smile. On behalf of all of us who loved and cared for Franz Blaschke, we thank him for allowing us the opportunity of sharing his many adventures in this unique experience called life.
He was the son of Johann Blaschke and his wife Leopoldine (née Mart). The second and only son of a family with three children, Franz Blaschke, began his life during the upheavals of World War II in Europe. During those early years of his life, Franz always reflected on the multitudinous adventures that he had experienced in spite of all the perilous circumstances that were a constant presence in that first decade of his life. As the dust of conflict settled in the latter part of the 1940s. Franz experienced the culmination of a forever changed Austria that was partitioned amongst the victors of that global conflict and lived for a time under Soviet occupation. Franz, during those years recalled the immediate rapport he and his elder sister had developed with the Russian soldiers who took a liking to them. So much in fact that the children were even allowed to ride inside a USSR tank as a novel diversion during the arrival of the aforementioned army.
During his adolescents, Franz Blaschke worked as an apprentice in a bakery in Vienna. He described this period as a serendipitous event that gave him the constant desire towards an independent existence that he maintained throughout his life. At age eighteen, Franz was conscripted into the Austrian army for the duration of two years. During that time he described the many hijinks he and his army buddies got into. From pulling the odd prank to being placed on the mundane penalty of peeling potatoes in the barrack's kitchen over the weekends.
In 1959, during his twentieth year, Mr. Blaschke's mother passed away from cancer
This event left Franz with a desire to move forth in life and experience a world that was beyond the perimeters of his native homeland. At the invitation of his aunt Margaret, the compelling spirit of adventure beckoned the young man to travel to the United States of America in pursuit of such yearnings.
Receiving the necessary documents that he had procured at the US embassy in Vienna. In 1960, Franz bought a ticket to take him by train from the fabled birthplace of waltz to the burgeoning port city of Bremen in, what was then, the northern part of West Germany. Arriving on time, Franz spent the night at a luxurious house that was converted into a local hotel for weary travelers in Bremen. He described his last meal in Europe as a scrumptious delight that left him beyond satisfaction.
The journey from Bremen to New York city was a thrilling encounter of late night dancing, feasting and libations that Franz had never encountered before. That is despite the many tossing and turning of the ocean liner on the rough high seas. Franz Blaschke's sentiments on the joys of global travel commenced on that nautical journey.
Arriving in New York city, Franz lived temporarily at his aunt and uncle's residence until he found a place of his own in the borough of Queens. Attempting to continue what he had already known back in his native homeland, Franz worked at a local bakery but found the entire situation a mere bore since most of the equipment was automatic and had left much to be desired. Seeing the need for gaining some form of advancement, Franz Blaschke attended night classes at a local high school in Flatbush, New York where he received his high school diploma and then went on to study for a business degree at City College of New York.
From 1961-1965, Franz found employment at a local molding shop where he learned the techniques of the machinery and went on to be employed in other companies that dealt with similar equipment while he went to college at night.
In 1967, while taking some extra courses at Hunter College, Franz was at the library where he me a lovely young lady who was trying to reach a book that was located on the highest shelf. That young woman in a pink jacket and dress was none other than his future wife to be, Margarita Elena Acosta. Seeing a mutual attraction towards the other, their courtship began from there on. Franz and Margarita went to dance clubs, wonderful restaurants and Broadway shows to name a few. After a year long romance that blossomed into love. Franz Blaschke took it upon himself to propose to Margarita and Miss Acosta enthusiastically accepted without a second thought nor doubt. Mr. Blaschke's aunt Margaret convinced her nephew to let her prepare the entire event near her new residence in Ormond Beach, Florida. Franz, Margarita, and his son-to-be mother-in-law, Mercedes Acosta took the drive down to Florida to attend the happy couple’s much anticipated wedding ceremony on August 19th, 1968. The ceremony, while pleasant to behold, felt slightly uncomfortable as the local Catholic church of St Bridget's was a newly constructed edifice that lacked a functioning air-condition. Fortunately, for all those involved, the rest of the wedding was a resounding success. During the wedding reception later that day, Franz and now Margarita Blaschke, were given a heartfelt toast to a long and happy marriage.
The following day, Franz and his lovely new consort drove down to the port of Miami, Florida to spend a romantic honeymoon for two on a cruise bound for the Bahamas. There, at the port of Nassau, Franz and Margarita basked under golden sun of their honeymoon weekend. They rented a moped at a local beach shack, went scuba diving in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean and paid a short visit to the local Casino. The following week Mr. Blaschke returned to New York city with his blushing bride to resume the tasks that are required of a newlywedded couple. Franz went back to work and Margarita resumed her academic studies.
Two years had passed since Franz and Margarita tied their union in nuptial bliss.
But that spark that had been ignited over a decade ago for new horizons never truly left him. In 1973, California appeared as an enticing prospect for Franz especially since he grew weary of the hectic pace of New York city. Franz and Margarita, both agreed that was time to take their leave. The journey from one coast to the other was fantastic, they left in a snow storm in early February, only to arrive at the sun-kissed beaches of San Diego. Mr. Blaschke was so taken by the sumptuous beauty of southern Californian. He looked at his wife and said, "Margarita, that's it. I'm not going anywhere." Seeing that her husband was steadfast in his decision, Margarita, being an understanding wife and partner, agreed.
During those early years of residing in San Diego, Franz embarked on the molding and manufacturing business that he and his wife set up at a small facility in Convoy Ct. After going through a few struggles to gain a client base, Franz Blaschke was able to establish connections with such firms as Hewlitt Packard, Johnson & Johnson, ExxonMobil and others that allowed his company to thrive and prosper. In the 1970s, Franz Blaschke was in full collaboration with a scientific endeavor led by Dr. Welch, who after twelve years of research, developed a formula to mold steel for the first time in the world.
Later, in the year 1984, Mr. Blaschke and his wife were able to secure enough funding to purchase a larger facility up in Opper Street, Escondido. Over the succeeding years, Franz worked on numerous projects that included the manufacturing of medical products that were crucial for health care at the time. Items such as microscopic parts that could be implemented into the arteries of a patient which would then extract any harmful plaque from the human heart. Other technological projects that he worked on during the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s included the production of microchip frames, elastic bands for dentistry, medical tubing for early prototypes of catheters and other related products of that category.
In the year 1985, Franz and Margarita had a son named Francisco Blaschke whom they raised together throughout their son's formative years. Later in their son's life, he had a daughter that he named Isabel and Franz Blaschke became a dotting grandfather with many cherished memories that he cultivated with his young granddaughter.
As the final years of his life came to pass, Franz always maintained a composed demeanor that was laced with a genuine humor that never failed to render a smile upon those who would listen to him. He always believed in the joy of living since he never saw the use of inviting sadness into his daily life. Franz Blaschke always saw that life was still worthwhile when you just sit back and smile. On behalf of all of us who loved and cared for Franz Blaschke, we thank him for allowing us the opportunity of sharing his many adventures in this unique experience called life.
Services will be Wednesday October 8, 2025
Viewing from 10:00 to 12:00
Silver Lining Crematorium
421 S. Andreasen Dr.
Escondido, California 92029
Mass at 1:00 pm
St. Mark’s Catholic Church
1147 Discovery St.
San Marcos, Ca 92078
Family request that in lieu of flowers you make a donation to your church or charity of choice.
