George Rapheal Blakeman

George Rapheal Blakeman, 83, passed away Thursday May 25, 2017 at the Desert Regional Hospital in Palm Springs, Calif.

Born in Waterloo, Iowa on April 29, 1934, George was the son of Donald Wesley Blakeman and Bernice Frances (Quirk). The family moved from Iowa to California when George was 5, living in Altadena and Inglewood.

George married Georgia Ellen Nibley in Pasadena on February 28, 1952 and had daughters Linda and Cynthia. Moving to Fallbrook, Calif. in 1960, George and his family embraced the rural lifestyle. George joined the Fallbrook Volunteer Fire Department and was involved in 4-...