DIAMOND A funeral service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the
Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Stephen ³Stu² Donald Blake, who passed away Wednesday from a gas leak at his home with his wife.
Stephen was born Sept. 28, 1957 in Ireland, the son of Richard P. and Pamela Butler Blake.
Stephen was a signalman for CSX Transportation for 12 years.
His wife, the former Lisa Catherine Harris, whom he married June 17, 1989, passed away April 22, 2009.
Stephen leaves two daughters, Emily Sandra Blake of Salineville and Shauna Irene Blake of Norwalk; a stepdaughter, Melissa Nicole Riggs of Canfield;
a stepson, Jonathan Kingsley Gahagan of Indianapolis, Ind.; two brothers, Patrick and David; and two sisters, Carol and Jane.
Stephen was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Richard.
Friend may call Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.