1940
Rita
2009
Rita Blake
October 2, 1940 — June 18, 2009
Rita M. Blake, 68, of Clearfield died on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield.
She was born on October 2, 1940 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary (Kashi) Spingola, Sr.
Mrs. Blake worked from home as a cosmetologist and at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield as a certified nursing assistant.
She was a graduate of Clearfield High School in 1958. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield.
She was a volunteer of the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging, Inc., the Meals on Wheels and for the Clearfield Food pantry.
She also belonged to PEER, XYZ Club, RSVP and the Martha Washington Lodge #1525 Order Sons of Italy in America.
She is survived by five children, Ernest L. 'Len' Blake, Jr. of Clearfield, Allen Blake and wife Vicki of Grampian, Denise Biancuzzo and husband Joseph of Clearfield, Eric Blake of Clearfield, and Tammy Ortasic and husband Scott of Clearfield; 10 grandchildren; a sister and a brother, Irene Wisor and husband Fred of Clearfield, and Thomas J. Spingola, Jr. of Clearfield; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest L. Blake, Sr. on September, 7, 1972, and five sisters, Elizabeth Morrison, Loretta Swatsworth, Margaret Rowles, Madeline Spingola and Mildred Clark.
A memorial service will be held at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Monday at
11:00 A.M. with Msgr. H. Desmond McGee, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday from 10-11:00 AM.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to American Heart Association, 501 Howard Avenue, Building D, Suite 101, Altoona PA 16601.
She was born on October 2, 1940 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary (Kashi) Spingola, Sr.
Mrs. Blake worked from home as a cosmetologist and at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield as a certified nursing assistant.
She was a graduate of Clearfield High School in 1958. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield.
She was a volunteer of the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging, Inc., the Meals on Wheels and for the Clearfield Food pantry.
She also belonged to PEER, XYZ Club, RSVP and the Martha Washington Lodge #1525 Order Sons of Italy in America.
She is survived by five children, Ernest L. 'Len' Blake, Jr. of Clearfield, Allen Blake and wife Vicki of Grampian, Denise Biancuzzo and husband Joseph of Clearfield, Eric Blake of Clearfield, and Tammy Ortasic and husband Scott of Clearfield; 10 grandchildren; a sister and a brother, Irene Wisor and husband Fred of Clearfield, and Thomas J. Spingola, Jr. of Clearfield; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest L. Blake, Sr. on September, 7, 1972, and five sisters, Elizabeth Morrison, Loretta Swatsworth, Margaret Rowles, Madeline Spingola and Mildred Clark.
A memorial service will be held at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Monday at
11:00 A.M. with Msgr. H. Desmond McGee, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday from 10-11:00 AM.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to American Heart Association, 501 Howard Avenue, Building D, Suite 101, Altoona PA 16601.
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