 1925 - 2009 (84 years)
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| Name |
Carl J. Jr. Blank |
| Birth |
25 Mar 1925 |
Mt. Savage, Allegany County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
10 May 2009 |
Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- Carl J. BLANK Jr. (Anna Mary MCKENZIE-4, James McClelland-3, Ambrose G.-2, John M.-1) was born on 25 Mar 1925 in Mount Savage, Allegany Co., Maryland. He died on 10 May 2009 in Eckhart, Allegany Co., Maryland. May 11, 2009, Cumberland Times-News
ECKHART — Carl J. Blank, 84, of Eckhart, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 10. Born March 25, 1925, in Mount Savage, he was the son of the late Carl Blank Sr. and Anna Mary McKenzie Blank. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Perry, Ronald, Gilbert and Darrell; and is survived by two sisters, Linnie Mace of LaVale, and Martha Shaw of Mount Savage; and by two brothers, Ellsworth Blank of Reistertown, and Russell Blank of Mount Savage. Mr. Blank retired as a Teamsters truck driver with 39 accident-free years. He enjoyed being a member of the 453 local Teamsters Retirees Club. Mr. Blank served in the U.S. Navy for 4 1/2 years in World War II and was honorably discharged in 1947 having served two years aboard the aircraft carrier Tarawa. Mr. Blank was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Frostburg, the Knights of Columbus Council 1442, and was a trustee for the international Christian Firefighters. As a sportsman, he loved to be in the woods or along a stream. He belonged to the Big Savage and Cresaptown Eagles Sportsman Clubs and was a life member of both Haystack and Piney Mountain Sportsman Clubs. Mr. Blank was a veteran member of the American Legion and the V.F.W. Old Rail Post. He also belonged to the Frostburg Moose and Cresaptown Eagles. Mr. Blank held various offices in the Clarysville Fire Department; president, secretary, trustee and chaplain, with 37 years of service. He attended the Ocean City State Convention for 32 years. Mr. Blank worked with and on the Eckhart Cemetery Committee since 1948. Carl is survived by Anna Mary Lavin Blank, his wife of 61 years, whom he loved dearly; and by three children, Carl Dennis Blank Sr., Lorna Cannon and Sharon Wheeler. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Carl Blank Jr., Sonya Clark, Diana Healy, Katrina Boucher, Billy Woods and Zachary Woods; four great-grandchildren, Eric Clark Jr., Alisha Clark, Morgan Blank and newborn Halle Therese Boucher; special nephews, Tom and Terry Lavin; and a special young lady he loved like a daughter, Shelley Chabot. The family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Michael Catholic Church, 44 E. Main St., Frostburg, MD 21532 or WMHS Home Hospice Care, c/o Linda Green, 900 Seton Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502. Friends will be received at Sowers Funeral Home, P.A., 60 W. Main St., Frostburg, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Clarysville Fire Department will have a memorial service on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Knights of Columbus Council 1442 will have a memorial service on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. A Christian wake service will follow. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father James Hannon and Father William Moody as celebrants. Altar server will be Carl’s great-granddaughter, Morgan Lorraine Blank. The acolyte will be Carl D. Blank Jr. Interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery. American Legion Farrady Post 24 will accord military honors. Pallbearers will be Carl D. Blank Jr., Zachary Woods, Eric L. Clark Sr., Eric L. Clark Jr., Stephen Michaels Jr. and Todd Logsdon. Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Logsdon, T.J. Logsdon and Buddy Michaels. Carl’s family would like to thank Dr. Thomas Chappell and the WMHS Home Hospice for their excellent and compassionate medical care. Carl will be remembered for his bountiful gardens, his songs on the harmonica, his example of faith and complete trust in God, and his loving and generous spirit. “All of God’s creation is just perfect.”
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| Person ID |
I08109 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Carl J. Sr. Blank, b. Abt 1899, Mt. Savage, Allegany County, Maryland d. 26 Apr 1973, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 74 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Anna Mary McKenzie, b. 14 May 1903, Pocohontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 1 Nov 1988, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F00930 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anna Mary Lavin, b. 23 Sep 1928 d. 12 Jan 2011, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Oct 1948 |
St. Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F04392 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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