Richard Benedict Blake, age 75, of North Riverside formerly of Brookfield. Navy Veteran. Beloved son of the late Richard Francis Blake and Helen Rose Blake, nee Bombeck; loving brother of Terence (Christine) Blake; uncle of William (Emily) Blake, Jacqueline Blake and Rebecca Blake.
Rich was proud of his education; graduating grade school from St. Francis of Rome, Cicero, high school from St. Phillips Basilica, Chicago and receiving his Bachelors of Science from Elmhurst College in 1987.
Visitation Thursday, January 5, 2023 from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 W. 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. Funeral 10 A.M. to St Barbara Church, 4008 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. Mass 10:30 A.M.
Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.
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