Adela M. " Adeline" "Auntie Ad" Dering age 96, of Stratford the widow of Gustav Dering, died Friday, October 10, 2008 in the West River Heath Care Center in Milford. Born in Hartford to the late Adolph and Emilie (Mueller) Blaschke, she was raised in Bridgeport and has lived in Stratford for over 50 years. Auntie Ad was the oldest attending member of Zion Lutheran Church in Bridgeport. She was employed at American Fabrics for over 40 years as a lace maker and was an avid gardener and seamstress who loved to cook for her family and friends. After the untimely death of her sister-in-law Dorette Blashke, Adeline was mother to Karen, Lynn, Diane and Edward Blashke. Survivors include her "children" Karen Myers, Lynn Dains and her husband Robert, Diane Blashke and Edward Blashke and his wife Anne; great nieces and nephews Julia, John, Ava and Luke Blashke, Laura Carroll, Robert Dains Jr. and his wife Paula, Susan Dains, Tylor, Adriannah and Reese Dains and other nieces and nephews. 2 brothers Gerhardt and Edward Blashke and 3 sisters Lydia Corris, Lillian Iverson and Harriet Hron predeceased her. Funeral services will take place on Monday. October 13, 2008 at 10:00 am in Zion Lutheran Church 612 Grand Street Bridgeport. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 3-7 pm in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford.