Dorothy
“Dot” Ablanalp Blanck passed away on July 20, 2024, at the age of
95. Born in 1929 in Orchard Park, N.Y., she led a life filled with
love for family and friends, creative interests, and helping others.
She was married to her true love, Robert Blanck, for 60 years.
Dorothy was the beloved mother of their children, Susan Gilbert
(Lewis), Joann Wade (James) and David Blanck (Maureen). She was the
most devoted “Grammy Dot” to seven and “Great Gram”
to six, as well as aunt to cherished nieces and nephews.
Dorothy‘s
interests and talents included music, home renovations, sewing,
baking, cooking, entertaining, bridge, tennis, gardening and
volunteering. Canandaigua held a special place in her heart, having
lived there nearly five decades. She was a devout member of the First
Congregational Church, singing in the choir and serving on extensive
committees. In the 1960s, she opened the Canandaigua Sewing Center.
She received the Antoinette Granger Award in 2002 for her more than
40 years of volunteer community service to the Salvation Army, F.F.
Thompson Hospital Women’s Guild, Downtown Merchants, Habitat for
Humanity, Rotary Club, Sonnenberg, Clark Manor and the Granger
Homestead, among others.
For
the past 17 years, she made her home in Vermont. Dorothy was active
in the Hinesburg Community Church, directed the children’s choir in
her eighties and worked on the annual plant sale for 15 years.
Like
her husband, she is an anatomical donor to the University of Vermont
Medical School.
Celebration
of her life will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2 p.m., at the
United Church, 10570 Route 116, Hinesburg, VT. If desired, memorial
contributions may be made to the Hinesburg Fire Department, 10340
Route 116, Hinesburg, VT 05461.
This article appears in Oct 9-15, 2024.