Erika Maragarete Blake

BLAKE — Erika Maragarete (Dietrick), 90; born Dec. 23, 1928, Kobe, Japan; died June 17, 2019, Portland, Ore. Surviving: sons, Terry Blake, Damascus, Ore.; Tim Blake, Portland; daughters, Linda Qualley, Vancouver, Wash.; Carol Rasmussen, Grants Pass, Ore.; 5 grandchildren, Marci Henry, Geoff Qualley, Nicholas Blake, Courtney Rasmussen and Savannah Blake; 4 great-grandchildren, Lucas Henry, Jackson Henry, Beau Blake and Colton Blake.

Erika Margarete Dietrick married Lloyd Ernest Blake on July 3, 1949.

Erika will be fondly remembered by family and friends as a loving mother, supporting wife and grandmother. Her family escaped Nazi Germany to be Christian missionary’s in Japan and then immigrated to the United States where she met Lloyd Blake to build a life in Boring, Ore. Her faith in Christ is instilled in all of us. We can’t wait to see her match us step for step in Heaven.