Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Blake, Curtis E. "Junior" 2001
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Ionia Sentinel, 22 Sep 2001

Curtis E. “Junior” Blake of Portland, beloved husband, father and grandfather, 
went to be with the Lord on Wed., Sept. 19, 2001 at the age of 69.

Junior was born on July 17, 1932 in Crown City, Ohio, the son of Curtis and 
Vernie (Gooderham) Blake.  A Portland resident for most of his life, Mr. Blake 
was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in the Korean War and a 
lifetime member of the Portland VFW Post #4090.

He worked for several construction companies and retired from Eastlund 
Construction Company as an operator engineer.

Surviving are his wife, Jetta of Portland; two daughters, Vikki (Steve) 
Spitzley and Kathy (Tom Bishop) Hyland; son Eric “Curt” (Brenda Walker) Blake; 
five grandchildren, Nicholas, Kyle and Corey Spitzley, J.J. Hyland and Chase 
Blake; two sisters, Climeta Kingery and Edna (Frank) Mooney: brother, Robert 
(Annie) Blake; several brothers and sisters-in-laws; and many nieces and 
nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Otis Buell and Rev. Thomas 
Edwards of the Good Shepherd Primitive Baptist Church of Farmington Hills at 11 
a.m., Saturday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 1301 E. grand River Ave., 
Portland with interment following at Portland Cemetery.  Military graveside 
honors will be conducted by the Portland VFW Post #4090.  The family will 
receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday at the 
funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made at the funeral home to 
the Portland VFW Post #4090 or to the Lyons Muir VFW Post #4646.


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