- Date Of Birth: November 25, 1921
- Date Of Death: November 26, 2010
- State: Texas
Mrs. Blake died Friday at her home in Temple. She was born November 25, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Joseph and Mary Ellen (Gillespie) Conlogue. She enlisted in the WAAC, then became a WAC in 1943, serving with the 8th Air Force in England.
On April 21, 1944 she married Capt. James Henry Allen Blake in Watford, England. She spent many years working as a secretary and accountant, in 1987 following retirement she and her husband settled in Temple. She was a life member of the DAV, The 8th Air Force Historical Society and VFW. She was also a member of Bell County Extension Homemakers Club. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2003.
Survivors include 5 sons, James M. Blake of Miami, Florida, John P. Blake and wife Barbara of Franklin, Massachusetts, Daniel Blake of Dubuque, Iowa, David A. Blake and wife Carolyn of Charleston, South Carolina and Christopher G. Blake and wife Debra of Crestline, California, 1 daughter, Maureen E. Blake of Temple, 7 grandchildren.
