Leon Blake was born August 17, 1935 to Guy W. and Fern Loraine (Cassiday) Blake in Boulder City, Nevada and passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at home in Indianola. He was 83.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be in the Belmont Cemetery.

Leon grew up in Indianola, graduating from Indianola High School and Simpson College. After college, he served in the United States Army in the U.S. and Germany. He was a personal lines underwriter for Insurance Company of North America and then a manager of various Benefit Administration departments for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa.

Leon was preceded in death by his parents, wife Dorothy, and sisters Sharon Bloom, Fonda Andrew and Beverly Ginder. He is survived by his son, Ron (Michelle) Blake; daughters, Brenda (Bob) Reid and Lynn Madsen; two grandsons, Dakota and Jacob Reid; sisters, Susie (Kenneth) Keyes and Janet Beltz; many nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or Iowa Public Television.