Audrey C. Blake, 71 of Effingham, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be given to the charity of the donor's choice.

Audrey was born June 23, 1949 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of Andre and Margaret (Strom) DeLombard. She was a member of the Aleut tribe out of Egegik, Alaska.  Audrey enjoyed photography, reading and traveling. She also loved spending time with her grandkids as well as doing arts and crafts.

She is survived by her husband of over 33 years, Randy Blake of Effingham; daughters, Jo (Belren) McGlothlin of Newton, Jane (Heath) Walker of Effingham and Angela Blake of Arvada, Colorado; sisters, Maggie (Keith) Black of Grass Lake, Michigan and Kathy (Burt) Westfall of Napoleon, Michigan; brother, Andre (Deborah) DeLombard of Dallas, Texas; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Audrey was preceded in death by her parents; son, Joseph and sister, Diana.