"Dears Suzanne, Robert and all of the Blake family, We will treasure the years we got to become better acquainted with your dad and mom. It wasn\'t too long ago that we were meeting with them at the state conventions, and it was always such a thrill to find them with their bright eyes and loving hearts, and ready to reminisce the years of working side by side. Now we will look forward to meeting them in The New Heaven on the New Earth for an ETERNITY of more love, fun and adventures. Meanwhile, we\'ll hope to hear how Eunice is doing. We talked with them on the phone awhile back while both seemed to remember us and still sounded perky. For now, we\'ll keep \"Eunnie\" in our prayers as has been our routine when we pass by their handsome picture that stays out to greet our family and staff at our funeral home. Our sympathy and blessings, Warren and Amy "
In loving memory of
Allen J. Blake
September 23, 1926 - December 13, 2020
Allen J. Blake of Lu Verne, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the age of 94, at the Good Samaritan Society in Algona, Iowa, where he and his wife were residents since 2017.
Allen was born on September 23, 1926, to Oral and Stella (Robison) Blake in Marshalltown, Iowa. He married Eunice E. Langbehn October 15, 1944 in Marshalltown, Iowa. He graduated from the Marshalltown, Iowa high school and in 1949 graduated from the Kansas City College of Mortuary Science, Kansas City, Kansas.
Allen was a World War II army veteran serving from 1944 - 1946. He was a paratrooper with the 503rd battalion, 11th airborne and served in the 31st General Hospital in the Philippines. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion.
Allen and his family lived in Rockford, Iowa for several years before moving to Lu Verne, Iowa, in 1955. He and his wife owned funeral homes in Lu Verne, Renwick, Corwith, Wesley, and Titonka until 1982, when the business was sold to Oakcrest Funeral Services.He was a lay minister and active member of the United Methodist Church; member of the Shriners, Masons, and Order of the Eastern Star; 50 plus years member of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association; and Former member of the Professional Golfers of America. Golf was one of his greatest interests. He was a golf pro, gave lessons, and made custom golf clubs.
Allen is survived by his wife Eunice of Algona; 3 children: Richard (Raisa) Blake, Sioux City, IA; Suzanne (Robert) Golling, Eagan, MN; Robert (Manny Ababat) Blake, Arlington, TX - 2 grandchildren: Juan (Katy) Blake, Lawton, IA, Luisa (T.J. Fennell), Sioux City, IA; 2 greatgrandchildren: Casey and Josie Blake Lawton, IA; brother, Donald Blake, Milan, MI, sisters-in-law, Mary Blake, Overland Park, KS; Audrey Fields, Clinton, IL, and brother-in-law, Harold Langbehn, Dysart, IA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Barbara and 4 brothers: Wallace, Roger, Walter and Gary.
Private family services will be held at this time with interment in the Green Mountain Cemetery in Green Mountain, IA. In lieu of flowers, Memorials donations in Allen's name may be sent to: The Shriners Hospitals for Children https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/, American Heart Association ( https://www2.heart.org/ ), or Alzheimer's Foundation https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2.