LeRoy Dake

LeRoy Dake, age 81, of Erskine, MN and formerly from Blaine, MN passed away on Tuesday, September 1st at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 5th at 2:00 PM at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine with Richard Raschke, Caleb Dunham and Suzanne McCorkell officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour before the funeral at the nursing home. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery, rural McIntosh, MN, and the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston, MN is in charge of the arrangements.LeRoy Ervin Dake was born on July 5, 1928 in Howard Lake, Minnesota to William B. and  Amy (Mellon) Dake.   He grew up on the family farm near Howard Lake, and graduated from Howard Lake High School.As a young person he chose to live for God his creator and was faithful to that choice all thru life. He was united in marriage to Yvonne Thomas on August 30, 1948. They lived at Dassel, Lester Prairie and Blaine, Minnesota.  He farmed for a short time, and worked as a welder and millwright. LeRoy and Yvonne moved to the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, Minnesota together in July of 2008. LeRoy loved his family, enjoyed observing nature, working with his hands, traveling and photography. On Tuesday, September 1, 2009 LeRoy passed away at Pioneer Memorial Care Center at the age of 81 years.Survivors include three children, Ernest (Carolyn) Dake of Duluth, GA, Virginia (Larry) McCorkell of Blaine, MN, and Larry (Sherry) Dake of Brooks, MN; five grandchildren, Gregory (Sonja) Dake of Durham, NC, Suzanne McCorkell of Greensboro, NC, Jennifer (Chris) Horne of Madison, AL, Sarah (Michael) Steinhauer of Wannaska, MN, and Amy (Ken) Harrison of Crookston, MN; four great-grandchildren; brother-in law, James Miller, FL; and sisters, Dorothy (Donald) Anderson of Alexandria, MN, and Gert (Don) Pettit of Howard Lake, MN.He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Yvonne Dake; his parents William B. and Amy; a brother, Bill and Lois Dake; and sisters, baby Mildred Dake, and Blanche Miller.