With sadness we announce the passing of Marion Blake, of Wallaceburg, she passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the Chatham-Kent Hospice, in Chatham, at the age of 68 years.
Marion is a daughter of the late William and Jennie (Lewis) Blake.
Kind sister and sister-in-law of Nancy, Carole English (Allan) and the late Jacques English, Bill Blake, Predeceased by her brother Jerry Blake.
Dear aunt of Lisa, Mike, Tracie, Tammie, Jack, Sheri, Jenny and the late David. She will be sadly missed by her great nieces and nephews Layne, Cooper, Codie, Morgan, Oaklie and the late Brandon. Katey, Shawna, Cal, Duke and Jake. She adored and cherished her great great nieces and nephews Jaelyn, Beckett and Shirley.
Marion was a very dedicated Nurse, she worked for the University of Michigan from 1977-1992 and excelled in her head nursing position in the Neurology Unit. She loved animals, Marion had a golden doodle “Charlie” she called him Char Char. She enjoyed watching sports, her favourite sports teams were the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays. Marion had a devotion to family and she had a very special bond with her great niece Oaklie, their connection together was very strong.
The late Marion Blake rested at the Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home Ltd. 639 Elgin St., Wallaceburg. Following her wishes, cremation will take place. Her ashes will be interred with her mom and dad in Riverview Cemetery, in Wallaceburg, at a later date.
As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Chatham Kent Hospice may be left at the funeral home.
“I heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
You don’t really care for music, do ya?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah”
K.D. Lang
