Rosemary Blake

Rosemary “Cookie” Blake passed away peacefully at home on November 29, 2025. She was born in Queens, New York to the late Nick and Louise Arpino, and later Helen Arpino McKenzie; she moved to South Florida in 1969. Cookie was a resident of Lake Wales for over 40 years, during that time she was an active parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Cookie taught catechism classes for several years and was a member of different groups within the church. She. ..