Rebecca Blake

June 29, 1950 - Dec. 11, 2023

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Obituary for Rebecca Sue Howard Blake Our much-loved Becky passed away, peacefully, a little after midnight on December 11, 2023. Her family was with her in the preceding days and up until the end, and she was peaceful and free from pain. Becky was born June 29, 1950, in Pocatello, Idaho, the second child of James and Betty Howard. She grew up in Pocatello in a wonderful family, spending carefree days with neighborhood friends, family friends and a succession of family pets. She loved the mountains and the outdoors, and especially time spent at the family cabin on the Palisades Reservoir. She was an active, enthusiastic Girl Scout and member of the Pocatello United Methodist Church. She graduated from Pocatello High School and then from Idaho State University, with a degree in Special Education. At ISU she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, where she made lifelong friends. Her first teaching job was in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she met Jim Blake who was stationed near Idaho Falls with the Navy. After they wed, the Navy took Becky and Jim to Norfolk Virginia for several years. That is where their son Matthew was born. When Jim left the Navy, they spent several years in Pullman, Washington,

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