Richard V. "Bud" Blake was born on June 13, 1908, in Mason City, Iowa, his father, William, was 30 and his mother, Clarinda, was 25. He married Frances Colgrove in 1930. They had two children during their marriage. He died on June 18, 2002, in Montezuma, Iowa, at the age of 94, and was buried in Mason City, Iowa.
Richard V. Blake of Montezuma, Poweshiek County, IA was born on June 13, 1908 in Mason City, and died at age 94 years old on June 18, 2002 in Montezuma. Richard Blake was buried in Mason City.
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