Blake Cloney

Blake Cloney was born in Dec., 1930, in Pontiac, Mich., to Laurence P. Cloney, a WWI Purple Heart recipient, and his wife, Irene (Springer) Cloney. The family, including siblings Phil, Laurence Jr. and Allison, moved to Detroit until 1948, when the Cloney family relocated to Southern California, where Blake graduated from Glendale High School.

Blake enlisted in the US Army and served in the Korean War. He met his wife of 57 years, Rose Marie, while they were both employed by the Globe Ticket Company. They were married in Los Angeles in 1962. The couple eventually settled in West Covina with their three children: Mark, Paul and Andrea.

Blake was a dedicated and loyal husband, father and friend, with a great sense of humor and a ready smile for everyone. But perhaps most importantly to him, he was a lifelong, practicing Roman Catholic, with great devotion to Our Lord Jesus Christ, His Blessed Mother, and especially, the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Blake died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at the age of 90, after a long battle with dementia and Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his loving wife, three children, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

His Funeral Mass was held at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at 8 a.m., followed by burial at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, Wash.

The family offers their sincerest thanks and appreciation to the dedicated Staff of the North Central Care Center of Spokane, Wash., Spokane Hospice and the Veterans Administration, who cared for Blake in his final illness.

Please visit Blake’s online memorial page at www.holycrossofspokane.org to leave a message of condolence.