Theresa Blake, 100
Published 9:27 am Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Theresa Blake, 100, of Stacyville, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at the Stacyville Community Nursing Home in Stacyville.
Theresa was born Feb. 24, 1910, in Stacyville, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Gilbenbach) Weber. She received her education at Visitation School in Stacyville. Theresa was united in marriage to Corbin J. Blake on Nov. 27, 1929, at Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville. The couple lived west of Meyer for four years and then moved to the Blake farm until retiring in Feb. of 1969. They moved into their new home in Stacyville and Theresa worked at the Falk Nursing Home for four years and the Stacyville Community Nursing Home for 10 years. She was a member of the Visitation Catholic Church, Catholic Order of Foresters, American Legion Auxiliary and St. Catherine’s Unit. Theresa enjoyed gardening, baking, playing cards, quilting, bowling, being with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Theresa is survived by five children: Betty (Othmar) Brumm of Stacyville; Gladys (Len) Voges of Winter Park, FL; Larry (Jo) Blake of Stacyille; Jerry (Jenny) Blake of San Diego, CA, Judy (Leo) Hage of Bokeelia, FL; 23 grand children; 36 great-grandchildren; two step-grandsons; two brothers: Sylvester Weber of Newton and Leo (Margie) Weber of Charles City;
two sisters-in-law: Eileen Weber of Dougherty and Mary Mulick of Cresco.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Corbin; two sons: Kenneth and Duvane; one daughter, Diane; two infant sons: John and Joseph; a son-in-law, Clem Marzen; three brothers: Gilbert, Kenneth and Al “Shorty” Weber and one grandson, Brad Blake.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at the Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville, Rev. John Moser officiating. Interment will be at the Visitation Catholic Cemetery in Stacyville. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday at the Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville with a Forester Rosary at 5:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Stacyville Community Nursing Home.
Information available and condolences accepted at www.champion-bucheitfuneralhome.com