 1918 - 1987 (68 years)
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| Name |
Blake, Robert George [1] |
| Born |
13 Nov 1918 |
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
10 Jun 1955 |
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA [2] |
| Residence |
29 Jun 1987 |
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA [3] |
| Died |
29 Jun 1987 |
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA [1, 3] |
| Buried |
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I62000 |
Sackett | Descendants of Capt. Richard Sackett |
| Last Modified |
8 Feb 2021 |
| Father |
Blake, Ferd William, b. 11 Jun 1892, Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois, USA , d. 23 May 1970, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Graves, Varena Harriett, b. 1 Aug 1897, Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois, USA , d. 18 Nov 1995, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA (Age 98 years) |
| Married |
1918 [4] |
| Children |
8 children |
| + | 1. Blake, Robert George, b. 13 Nov 1918, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA , d. 29 Jun 1987, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) | | + | 2. Blake, Artamese Jeanette, b. 6 Jul 1921, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA , d. 12 Jul 1996, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years) | | | 3. Blake, Ferd William Jr., b. 4 Aug 1924, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA , d. 26 Jan 1937, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA (Age 12 years) | | | 4. Blake, Charles Theodore, b. 21 Jun 1927, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA , d. 8 Mar 1982, Stafford County, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years) | | + | 5. Blake, James Donald, b. 26 Sep 1928, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA , d. 29 Jan 2015, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA (Age 86 years) | | + | 6. Blake, Franklin Howard, b. 8 Jun 1930, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA , d. 4 Apr 2010, Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA (Age 79 years) | | | 7. Blake, Stewart David, b. 8 Nov 1931, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jul 1985, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years) | | | 8. Blake, PFC Gene Paul, b. 9 Sep 1933, d. 10 Jun 1955, South Korea (Age 21 years) |
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| Family ID |
F25266 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 13 Nov 1918 - Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA |
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| Child - Blake, David M. - 29 Jan 1955 - Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA |
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| Residence - 10 Jun 1955 - Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA |
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| Residence - 29 Jun 1987 - Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA |
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| Died - 29 Jun 1987 - Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA |
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 | Buried - - Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 7 Feb 2021.
Memorial ID 160517040
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160517040
Robert George Blake
Birth 13 Nov 1918
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA
Death 29 Jun 1987 (aged 68)
Illinois, USA
Burial
Belvidere Cemetery
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA
Plot Add 5 Blk 7 Lot 38 Space 3
68-year old son of Fred W. and Verena (Graves) Blake. Married Betty J. (Marston) Blake on March 20, 1943. Father of Robert M., David M., Mary Louise Schleeter, Barbara S. Fitch, Nancy Ellen Blake, Elizabeth Ann Winn.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1225] GenealogyBank.com (Reliability: 3), 7 Feb 2021.
Omaha World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), 7 Jul 1955, page 42
Pfc. Gene Paul Blake to be Buried July 11
Services for Pfc. Gene Paul Blake, 21, Boys Town graduate who drowned accidentally in Korea June 10 will be July 11 in Fredericksburg, Va.
He had been stationed in Korea since March, 1954. He was graduated from Boys Town in 1952.
Fredericksburg is the home of his mother. His widow, Mary, lives in Omaha.
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Omaha World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), 16 Jun 1955, page 16
BLAKE--Pfc. Gene Paul Blake, age 21 years, U. S. Army, Korea, June 10, 1955. Survived by his wife, Mary; his mother, Varina Chewning, Fredericksburg, Va.; his father, Verd (sic) Blake, Rockford, Ill.; 5 brothers, Franklin, James, David, and Theodore, Fredericksburg, Va., Robert, Belevedere (sic), Ill.
Funeral notice later, Larkin Funeral Home.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S1225] GenealogyBank.com (Reliability: 3), 7 Feb 2021.
Register Star (Rockford, Illinois), 1 Jul 1987, page 15
Robert Blake, Realtor, politician dead at 68
BELVIDERE -- Robert George Blake, 68, Boone County Republican, active in city and Boone County politics many years, died Monday evening in his home, apparently of a heart attack.
Blake was chairman of the Boone County Republican Party many years and a Third Ward alderman in Belvidere during the tenure of Mayor Lester E. Cunningham.
Blake was an appraiser for the Veterans Administration. He formerly operated the Robert Blake Real Estate Agency in Belvidere several years.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, with burial in Belvidere Cemetery. A complete obituary appears on this page.
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BLAKE -- Robert George Blake, 68, 422 Caswell St., Belvidere, died at 6 p.m. Monday, June 29, 1987, in his home, apparently of a heart attack. Born Nov. 3, 1918, in Belvidere, son of Ferd W. and Varena Graves Blake. Lived most of his life in Belvidere. Married the former Betty J. Marston in Rockford, March 20, 1943. Service station operator on Logan Avenue for Sinclair Oil Co. about 15 years; then real estate broker, operating Robert Blake Agency several years; most recently appraiser for Veterans Administration. Active politically. Boone County chairman, Republican Party many years; Republican precinct committeeman of Pct. 1, Ward 3; Belvidere alderman of Third Ward during tenure of Mayor Cunningham, Member First United Methodist Church of Belvidere, and Boone Post 77, American Legion. World War II veteran of Army Air Corps, serving in Pacific theater. Graduated from Rock Valley College and held senior standing at Illinois State University. Survivors include his wife, Betty; his mother, Mrs. Verena Blake, Fredericksburg, Va.; son and his wife, Robert M. and Janet Blake, Ridgefield, Conn.; four daughters, Mary Louise and her husband, the Rev. Mark Schleeter, Peoria, Barbara Sue and her husband, Tim Fitch, Belvidere, Nancy Ellen Blake, Mount Prospect, Elizabeth Ann and her husband, Cary Winn, Holland, Mich.; sister, Mrs. Artanese Page, Fayetteville, N.C.; two brothers, Franklin and James Blake,Punta Gorda, Fla.; and eight grandchildren. Predeceased by his father, a son, David Michael Blake, April 1967; and four brothers, Theodore, David, Gene Paul, and Junior.
Services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, in BUCK-WHEELER-HYLAND FUNERAL HOME, 218 W. Hurlbut Ave., Belvidere, with the Rev. Mary Jo McDougall, associate pastor, officiating. Burial in Belvidere Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon to service Thursday. Memorial established in his name.
Transcribeed by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 7 Feb 2021.
Memorial ID 206859757
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206859757
Varena Harriett Graves Chewning
Birth 1 Aug 1897
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois, USA
Death 18 Nov 1995 (aged 98)
Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Researched by Ted Smith
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