Funeral services for Merle Blake, 90, of Ankeny, formerly of Perry and Audubon, will be Wednesday, March 11th at 10 am at the First Baptist Church in Brayton. Burial will be in the Arlington in Audubon. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Carris Family Funeral Home in Perry. Memorials may be given to the family and left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at carrisfuneralhome.com. Survivors include: Wife, Ruby. Children, Ron Blake of Berthoud, Colorado, Roxann Ehlers of Ankeny, Rosemary Hildreth of Ankeny, Ronda Nyght Lake of Mary, Florida and Rita DeFord of Winterset. 18 grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.