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Mildred Blank Obituary
VERMILION — Mildred T. Blank (nee Thevenin), 97, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness.
She was born August 16, 1921 in Clay Township, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past seven years after moving from Windsor. After graduation from the College of St. Mary's of the Springs, Mildred worked for several years as a special education teacher at the Ohio School for Epileptics in Gallipolis. She had been a member of SS Edward and Lucy Catholic Parish, Middlefield. Mildred loved reading, gardening, genealogy, and traveling.
She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne (Viswanath) Narayan of Arden Hills, MN, Melanie (Mark) Rettman of Vermilion, and Mary (Jim) Szekely of Vermilion; grandchildren, Noreen (Tim) Krachko, Gabriel Ananea, Tony Ananea, Carolyn (Michael) Mahan, and Jeffrey Rettman; great-grandchildren, Skylar, Nicholas, Alex, and McKenzie; and her sister, Helen Barton of Columbus.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Blank in 2000; son, Nicholas S. Blank in 2011; parents, Arthur L and Mary (nee Saunders) Thevenin; brothers, Arthur Jr., Garland, and Luther Thevenin; and her sister, Beatrice Robinson.
Family members want to thank the staff at Kingston of Vermilion and the New Life Hospice for the excellent care provided to their mother.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at 10 .a.m at the Willis Funeral Home, 12 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631 with Pastor Alfred Holley and Father Thomas Hamm officiating. Interment will follow at Centenary Cemetery, Gallipolis, OH.
The family suggests memorial contributions to American Cancer Society Ohio Division Inc., 10501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.
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R W
December 26, 2018
To the family: Please allow your fondest memories shared with Mildred to be as a soothing blanket over your heart. Please consider Psalm 116:15. May those words within bring you consolation and a small measure of peace. Please accept my sincere regards and heartfelt sympathy.
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Kathi Nagy
December 22, 2018
My mother, Virginia Steele Burke, was a very good friend of Mildred in school. I met Mildred when Mom and I went on a trip to Ashtabula several years ago to see covered bridges. Mildred came to our motel and she and Mom had a wonderful reunion. So sorry for your loss.
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